Hos 13 | ABEn | STEP | According to the word Ephraim [ 2 ordinances 1 conceived] himself in Israel, and appointed to Baal, and died.

Hosea 13

CHAPTER 13 Rejection and Renewal

1 According to the word Ephraim [²ordinances ¹conceived] himself in Israel, and appointed to Baal, and died. 2 And now they proceeded to sin, and made for themselves molten castings of their silver, according to the image of idols, the works of fabricators being completed for them. They say, Sacrifice men, for the calves have ceased! 3 On account of this, they will be as [²cloud ¹an early morning], and as [²dew ¹early morning] going away, as dust being blown away from the threshing floor, and as a vapor from tears. 4 But I the lord your God, I led you from out of the land of Egypt, and [²a god ³besides ⁴me ¹you shall not know], and [²one delivering ¹there is not] besides me. 5 I tended you in the wilderness in [²land ¹an uninhabited]. 6 According to their pastures, so they were filled unto fullness, and they exalted their hearts; because of this they forgot me. 7 And I will be to them as a panther, and as a leopard, according to the way of the Assyrians. 8 I will meet them as a bear being perplexed, and I will tear up the enclosure of their heart; and [³shall devour ⁴them ⁵there ¹the cubs ²of the forest]; and wild beasts of the field shall pull them apart. 9 In your corruption, O Israel, who will help? 10 Where is this your king? and let him preserve you in all your cities! Let him judge you! whom you said, Give to me a king and a ruler! 11 And I gave to you a king in my anger, and I sufficed in my rage. 12 A confederacy of injustice; Ephraim -- [²being hidden ¹his sin]. 13 Pangs as one giving birth shall come to him; he is [³son ¹your ²intelligent], because now in no way should he stand in the destruction of children. 14 From the hand of Hades I shall rescue them; from death I will ransom them. Where is your punishment, O death? Where is your sting, O Hades? Consolation is hidden from my eyes. 15 For this, [²between ³brethren ¹he will separate]; [²will bring up ³a burning ⁴wind ¹the lord] from out of the wilderness upon him, and he shall dry up his arteries; he shall make quite desolate his springs; he shall totally dry up his land, and all [²items ¹his desirable]. 16 Samaria shall be obliterated, for she withstood against her God. By the broadsword they shall fall, and the ones under their breasts shall be dashed, and the ones [³in the ⁴womb ²having one ¹of them] shall be torn up.