Hosea 13 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

When Ephraim ^H669 [fn]spoke ^H1696, there was trembling ^H7578.

He exalted ^H5375 himself ^H1931 in Israel ^H3478,

But through Baal ^H1168 he incurred ^H816 guilt ^H816 and died ^H4191.

And now ^H6258 they sin ^H2398 more ^H3254 and more ^H3254,

And make ^H6213 for themselves cast ^H4541 metal ^H4541 images ^H4541,

Idols ^H6091 [fn]skillfully ^H8394 made from their silver ^H3701,

All ^H3605 of them the work ^H4639 of craftsmen ^H2796.

They say ^H559 of them, “Let the [fn]people ^H120 who sacrifice ^H2076 kiss ^H5401 the calves ^H5695!”

Therefore ^H3651 they will be like the morning ^H1242 cloud ^H6051

And like dew ^H2919 which [fn]soon ^H7925 disappears ^H1980,

Like chaff ^H4671 which is blown ^H5590 away ^H5590 from the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637,

And like smoke ^H6227 from a chimney ^H699.

Yet I have been the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430

Since ^H4480 the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714;

And you were not to know ^H3045 any god ^H430 except ^H2108 Me,

For there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 savior ^H3467 besides ^H1115 Me.

I [fn]cared ^H3045 for you in the wilderness ^H4057,

In the land ^H776 of drought ^H8514.

As they had their pasture ^H4830, they became ^H7646 satisfied ^H7646,

And as they became ^H7646 satisfied ^H7646, their heart ^H3820 became ^H7311 proud ^H7311;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 they forgot ^H7911 Me.

So I will be like ^H3644 a lion ^H7826 to them;

Like a leopard ^H5246 I will [fn]lie ^H7789 in ^H7789 wait ^H7789 by the wayside ^H1870.

I will confront ^H6298 them like a bear ^H1677 deprived ^H7909 of ^H7909 her cubs ^H7909,

And I will tear ^H7167 open [fn]their chests ^H5458 H3820;

I will also devour ^H398 them there ^H8033 like a lioness ^H3833,

As a wild ^H7704 animal ^H2416 would tear ^H1234 them to ^H1234 pieces ^H1234.

[fn]It is to your own destruction ^H7843, Israel ^H3478,

That you are against Me, against your help ^H5828.

Where ^H165 then ^H645 is your king ^H4428,

That he might save ^H3467 you in all ^H3605 your cities ^H5892;

And your judges ^H8199, to whom ^H834 you said ^H559,

“Give ^H5414 me a king ^H4428 and princes ^H8269”?

I gave ^H5414 you a king ^H4428 in My anger ^H639,

And took ^H3947 him away in My wrath ^H5678.

The guilt ^H5771 of Ephraim ^H669 is wrapped ^H6887 up ^H6887;

His sin ^H2403 is stored ^H6845 up.

The pains ^H2256 of childbirth ^H3205 come ^H935 on him;

He is not a wise ^H2450 son ^H1121,

For [fn]it is not the time ^H6256 that he should delay ^H5975 at the opening ^H4866 H1121 of the womb ^H4866.

Shall I ransom ^H6299 them from the [fn]power ^H3027 of Sheol ^H7585?

Shall I redeem ^H1350 them from death ^H4194?

Death ^H4194, where ^H165 are your [fn]thorns ^H1698?

Sheol ^H7585, where ^H165 is your sting ^H6986?

Compassion ^H5164 will be hidden ^H5641 from My sight ^H5869.

Though ^H3588 he flourishes ^H6509 among ^H996 the [fn]reeds ^H260,

An east ^H6921 wind ^H6921 will come ^H935,

The wind ^H7307 of the LORD ^H3068 coming ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the wilderness ^H4057;

And his fountain ^H4726 will become ^H3001 dry ^H3001

And his spring ^H4599 will dry ^H2717 up ^H2717;

It will plunder ^H8154 his treasury ^H214 of every ^H3605 precious ^H2532 article ^H3627.

[fn]Samaria ^H8111 will pay ^H816 the ^H816 penalty ^H816 for ^H816 her guilt ^H816,

Because ^H3588 she has rebelled ^H4784 against her God ^H430.

They will fall ^H5307 by the sword ^H2719,

Their children ^H5768 will be [fn]slaughtered ^H7376,

And their pregnant ^H2030 women ^H2030 will be ripped ^H1234 open ^H1234.