1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Hosea 13

1 Ephraim's glory, by reason of idolatry, vanished. 5 God's anger for their unkindness. 9 A promise of God's mercy. 15 A judgment for rebellion.

 13:1 When Ephraim 669 spoke 1696, [there was] trembling 7578. He exalted 5375 himself 1931 in Israel 3478, But through Baal 1168a he did 816 wrong 816 and died 4191.

 13:2 And now 6258 they sin 2398 more 3254 and more 3254, And make 6213a for themselves molten 4541a images 4541a, Idols 6091 skillfully 8394 made from their silver 3701, All 3605 of them the work 4639 of craftsmen 2796. They say 559 of them, “Let the men 120 who sacrifice 2076 kiss 5401a the calves 5695!”

 13:3 Therefore 3651 they will be like the morning 1242 cloud 6051 And like dew 2919 which soon 7925 disappears 1980, Like chaff 4671b which is blown 5590 away 5590 from the threshing 1637 floor 1637 And like smoke 6227 from a chimney 699.

 13:4 ¶ Yet I [have been] the LORD 3068 your God 430 Since 4480 the land 776 of Egypt 4714; And you were not to know 3045 any god 430 except 2108 Me, For there 369 is no 369 savior 3467 besides 1115 Me.

 13:5 I cared 3045 for you in the wilderness 4057b, In the land 776 of drought 8514.

 13:6 As [they had] their pasture 4830, they became 7646 satisfied 7646, And being 7646 satisfied 7646, their heart 3820 became 7311 proud 7311; Therefore 5921 3651 they forgot 7911 Me.

 13:7 So I will be like 3644 a lion 7826 to them; Like a leopard 5246 I will lie 7789 in wait 7789 by the wayside 1870.

 13:8 I will encounter 6298 them like a bear 1677 robbed 7909b of her cubs 7909b, And I will tear 7167 open their chests 5458 3820; There 8033 I will also devour 398 them like a lioness 3833b, [As] a wild 7704 beast 2421b would tear 1234 them.

 13:9 ¶ [It is] your destruction 7843, O Israel 3478, That [you are] against Me, against your help 5828.

 13:10 Where 165 now 645 is your king 4428 That he may save 3467 you in all 3605 your cities 5892b, And your judges 8199 of whom 834 you requested 559, “Give 5414 me a king 4428 and princes 8269”?

 13:11 I gave 5414 you a king 4428 in My anger 639 And took 3947 him away in My wrath 5678.

 13:12 ¶ The iniquity 5771 of Ephraim 669 is bound 6887a up; His sin 2403b is stored 6845 up.

 13:13 The pains 2256b of childbirth 3205 come 935 upon him; He is not a wise 2450 son 1121, For it is not the time 6256 that he should delay 5975 at the opening 4866 1121 of the womb 4866.

 13:14 Shall I ransom 6299 them from the power 3027 of Sheol 7585? Shall I redeem 1350 them from death 4194? O Death 4194, where 165 are your thorns 1698? O Sheol 7585, where 165 is your sting 6986? Compassion 5164 will be hidden 5641 from My sight 5869.

 13:15 ¶ Though 3558 he flourishes 6509 among 996 the reeds 260, An east 6921 wind 6921 will come 935, The wind 7307 of the LORD 3068 coming 5927 up from the wilderness 4057b; And his fountain 4726 will become 954 dry 954 And his spring 4599 will be dried 2717a up; It will plunder 8154 [his] treasury 214 of every 3605 precious 2532 article 3627.

 13:16 Samaria 8111 will be held 816 guilty 816, For she has rebelled 4784 against her God 430. They will fall 5307 by the sword 2719, Their little 5768 ones 5768 will be dashed 7376 in pieces 7376, And their pregnant 2034a women 2030 will be ripped 1234 open 1234.