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13 The pangs of childbirth come for him,
    but he is an unwise son;
for at the proper time he does not present himself
    at the mouth of the womb.

14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
    Shall I redeem them from Death?
O Death, where are[a] your plagues?
    O Sheol, where is[b] your destruction?
    Compassion is hidden from my eyes.

15 Although he may flourish among rushes,[c]
    the east wind shall come, a blast from the Lord,
    rising from the wilderness;
and his fountain shall dry up,
    his spring shall be parched.
It shall strip his treasury
    of every precious thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:14 Gk Syr: Heb I will be
  2. Hosea 13:14 Gk Syr: Heb I will be
  3. Hosea 13:15 Or among brothers

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