14 (A)I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol;
    (B)I shall redeem them from Death.[a]
(C)O (D)Death, where are your plagues?
    (E)O (F)Sheol, where is your sting?
    (G)Compassion is hidden from my eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:14 Or Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death?

14 “Should I ransom them from the grave[a]?
    Should I redeem them from death?
O death, bring on your terrors!
    O grave, bring on your plagues![b]
    For I will not take pity on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:14a Hebrew Sheol; also in 13:14b.
  2. 13:14b Greek version reads O death, where is your punishment? / O grave [Hades], where is your sting? Compare 1 Cor 15:55.