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15     Though he be fruitful among his brothers,
the east wind will come, a wind of the Lord,
    rising from the wilderness.
And his spring shall become dry,
    his fountain shall be dried up.
It shall plunder his treasury
    of every desirable thing.
16 Samaria will be held guilty,
    for she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword,
    their infants will be dashed to pieces,
    and their pregnant women will be ripped open.

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15     even though he thrives(A) among his brothers.
An east wind(B) from the Lord will come,
    blowing in from the desert;
his spring will fail
    and his well dry up.(C)
His storehouse will be plundered(D)
    of all its treasures.
16 The people of Samaria(E) must bear their guilt,(F)
    because they have rebelled(G) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;(H)
    their little ones will be dashed(I) to the ground,
    their pregnant women(J) ripped open.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:16 In Hebrew texts this verse (13:16) is numbered 14:1.