15 Though he (A)flourishes among the [a]reeds,
An (B)east wind will come,
The wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will (C)become dry
And his spring will dry up;
It will (D)plunder his treasury of every precious article.
16 [b]Samaria will pay the penalty for her (E)guilt,
Because she has (F)rebelled against her God.
(G)They will fall by the (H)sword,
Their children will be [c](I)slaughtered,
And their pregnant (J)women will be ripped open.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:15 Another reading is brothers
  2. Hosea 13:16 Ch 14:1 in Heb
  3. Hosea 13:16 Lit shattered

15 Though he may flourish as the reed plant,[a]
    the east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come,
    rising from the wilderness;
and his fountain shall dry up,
    his spring shall be parched;
it shall strip his treasury
    of every precious thing.
16 [b] Samar′ia shall bear her guilt,
    because she has rebelled against her God;
they shall fall by the sword,
    their little ones shall be dashed in pieces,
    and their pregnant women ripped open.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:15 Cn: Heb among brothers
  2. Hosea 13:16 Ch 14.1 in Heb