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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.[a]

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  1. Hosea 13:13 Literally “the place where the sons burst forth”

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; [a]for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.

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  1. Hosea 13:13 Or, when it is time, he standeth not in etc.