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Hosea 13:1 When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.	Hosea 13:1 When the words of my law came from Ephraim, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he did evil through the Baal, death overtook him.
Hosea 13:2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.	Hosea 13:2 And now their sins are increased; they have made themselves a metal image, false gods from their silver, after their designs, all of them the work of the metal-workers; they say of them, Let them give offerings, let men give kisses to the oxen.
Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.	Hosea 13:3 So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.
Hosea 13:4 Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour.	Hosea 13:4 But I am the Lord your God, from the land of Egypt; you have knowledge of no other God and there is no saviour but me.
Hosea 13:5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.	Hosea 13:5 I had knowledge of you in the waste land where no water was.
Hosea 13:6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.	Hosea 13:6 When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.
Hosea 13:7 Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;	Hosea 13:7 So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;
Hosea 13:8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.	Hosea 13:8 I will come face to face with them like a bear whose young ones have been taken from her, and their inmost hearts will be broken; there the dogs will make a meal of them; they will be wounded by the beasts of the field.
Hosea 13:9 It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou art] against me, against thy help.	Hosea 13:9 I have sent destruction on you, O Israel; who will be your helper?
Hosea 13:10 Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?	Hosea 13:10 Where is your king, that he may be your saviour? and all your rulers, that they may take up your cause? of whom you said, Give me a king and rulers.
Hosea 13:11 I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.	Hosea 13:11 I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.
Hosea 13:12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.	Hosea 13:12 The wrongdoing of Ephraim is shut up; his sin is put away in secret.
Hosea 13:13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.	Hosea 13:13 The pains of a woman in childbirth will come on him: he is an unwise son, for at this time it is not right for him to keep his place when children come to birth.
Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.	Hosea 13:14 I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.
Hosea 13:15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.	Hosea 13:15 Though he gives fruit among his brothers, an east wind will come, the wind of the Lord coming up from the waste land, and his spring will become dry, his fountain will be without water: it will make waste the store of all the vessels of his desire.
Hosea 13:16 Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.	Hosea 13:16 Samaria will be made waste, for she has gone against her God: they will be cut down by the sword, their little children will be broken on the rocks, their women who are with child will be cut open.