Hosea 13
American Standard Version
13 When Ephraim [a]spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he [b]offended in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let [c]the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. 3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
4 Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou [d]shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour. 5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. 7 Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.
9 [e]It is thy destruction, O Israel, [f]that thou art against me, against thy help. 10 Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? 11 I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath. 12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store. 13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; [g]for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children. 14 I will ransom them from the [h]power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, [i]where are thy plagues? O Sheol, [j]where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the [k]breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: [l]he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels. 16 Samaria shall [m]bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:1 Or, spake with trembling etc.
- Hosea 13:1 Or, became guilty
- Hosea 13:2 Or, the sacrificers of men
- Hosea 13:4 Or, knowest
- Hosea 13:9 Or, Thou art destroyed, O Israel; for thou etc.
- Hosea 13:9 Or, for in me, in thy help—Or, but in me is thy help
- Hosea 13:13 Or, when it is time, he standeth not in etc.
- Hosea 13:14 Hebrew hand.
- Hosea 13:14 Or, I will be
- Hosea 13:14 Or, I will be
- Hosea 13:15 Or, wind
- Hosea 13:15 Or, it
- Hosea 13:16 Or, become desolate
Hosea 13
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh’s Judgment on Idolatrous Israel
13 When Ephraim spoke,[a] there was terror;
he was exalted in Israel,
but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
2 And now they sin again,
and they make for themselves a molten idol,
idols from their silver metal according to their understanding,
all of them the work of skilled craftsmen.
To these they say, “Sacrifice!”
People are kissing bull calves.
3 Therefore, they will be like the morning cloud,
and like the dew of early morning going away,
like chaff swirling from the threshing floor,
or like smoke from a window.
4 I am Yahweh your God
since[b] the land of Egypt;
you know no god except me,
and no one saves besides me.
5 I fed you[c] in the desert,
in the land of drought.
6 When I fed them,[d] they were satisfied;
they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up;
therefore they forgot me.
7 And I will be like a lion to them;
I lie in wait beside the way, like a leopard.
8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring,
and I will tear open the covering of their heart;
there I will devour them like a lion,
like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
9 I will destroy you,[e] O Israel;
who will help you?[f]
10 Where now is your king that he may save you?
Where in all your cities are your judges,
of whom you said, “Give to
me a king and rulers?”
11 I gave you a king in my anger,
and I took him in my wrath.
12 The sin of Ephraim is wrapped up;
his sin is concealed.
13 The labor pains of childbirth come for him;
he is an unwise son
because at the proper time, he does not present himself
at the mouth of the womb.[g]
14 Should I redeem them from the power[h] of Sheol? [i]
Should I deliver them from death?
Where are your plagues, O Death?
Where is your destruction, O Sheol?[j]
Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
15 Although he may flourish among reeds,[k]
the east wind will come, a wind of Yahweh
rising from the desert;
his fountain will dry up,
his spring will be parched.
It will plunder his treasury,[l]
every object of desire.
16 [m] Samaria will be guilty,
because she has rebelled against her God;
they will fall by the sword,
their children will be dashed to pieces,
and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:1 Hebrew “speaks”
- Hosea 13:4 Or “from”
- Hosea 13:5 So LXX; Hebrew “I knew you”
- Hosea 13:6 Hebrew “According to their pasture”
- Hosea 13:9 Hebrew “He destroys you”
- Hosea 13:9 Hebrew “for in me, in your help”
- Hosea 13:13 Literally “the place where the sons burst forth”
- Hosea 13:14 Literally “the hand”
- Hosea 13:14 “Sheol” is a Hebrew term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the underworld
- Hosea 13:14 “Sheol” is a Hebrew term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the underworld
- Hosea 13:15 Hebrew “brothers”
- Hosea 13:15 Or “its treasury”
- Hosea 13:16 Hosea 13:16–14:9 in the English Bible is 14:1–10 in the Hebrew Bible
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