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15     Although he may flourish among reeds,[a]
the east wind will come, a wind of Yahweh
    rising from the desert;
his fountain will dry up,
    his spring will be parched.
It will plunder his treasury,[b]
    every object of desire.
16 [c] Samaria will be guilty,
    because she has rebelled against her God;
they will fall by the sword,
    their children will be dashed to pieces,
    and their pregnant women will be ripped open.

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  1. Hosea 13:15 Hebrew “brothers”
  2. Hosea 13:15 Or “its treasury”
  3. Hosea 13:16 Hosea 13:16–14:9 in the English Bible is 14:1–10 in the Hebrew Bible

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.