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13 (A)Woe to them, for they have (B)fled from Me!
Destruction is theirs, for they have transgressed against Me!
And I (C)would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.
14 And (D)they do not cry out to Me in their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they [a](E)gather together as sojourners;
They (F)depart from Me.
15 Although I disciplined and strengthened their arms,
Yet they (G)devise evil against Me.
16 They turn, but not [b]upward;
They are like a (H)deceitful bow;
Their princes will fall by the sword
Because of the [c](I)indignation of their tongue.
This will be their (J)scoffing in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Hosea 7:14 Gr and many ancient mss gash themselves
  2. Hosea 7:16 Or possibly to the Most High
  3. Hosea 7:16 Or cursing

13 Woe(A) to them,
    because they have strayed(B) from me!
Destruction to them,
    because they have rebelled against me!
I long to redeem them
    but they speak about me(C) falsely.(D)
14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts(E)
    but wail on their beds.
They slash themselves,[a] appealing to their gods
    for grain and new wine,(F)
    but they turn away from me.(G)
15 I trained(H) them and strengthened their arms,
    but they plot evil(I) against me.
16 They do not turn to the Most High;(J)
    they are like a faulty bow.(K)
Their leaders will fall by the sword
    because of their insolent(L) words.
For this they will be ridiculed(M)
    in the land of Egypt.(N)

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  1. Hosea 7:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts They gather together