Hos 13 | NASB1995 | STEP | When Ephraim spoke , there was trembling . He exalted himself in Israel , But through Baal he did wrong and died .

‏ Hosea 13

Ephraim’s Idolatry

1 ^aWhen Ephraim ^{▼▼ Or spoke with trembling}spoke, there was trembling.
He ^cexalted himself in Israel,
But through ^dBaal he ^{▼▼ Or became guilty}did wrong and died.
2 And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves ^fmolten images,
Idols ^{▼▼ Or according to their own understanding
,} ^hskillfully made from their silver,
All of them the ⁱwork of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the ^{▼▼ Lit sacrificers of or, (among) mankind}men who sacrifice kiss the ^kcalves!”
3 Therefore they will be like the ^lmorning cloud
And like dew which ^{▼▼ Lit goes away early}soon disappears,
Like ⁿchaff which is blown away from the threshing floor
And like ^osmoke from a ^{▼▼ Lit window}chimney.

4 Yet I have been the ^qLord your God
Since the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know ^rany god except Me,
For there is no savior ^sbesides Me.
5 I ^{▼▼ Or knew
,} ^ucared for you in the wilderness,
^vIn the land of drought.
6 As they had their pasture, they became ^wsatisfied,
And being satisfied, their ^xheart became proud;
Therefore they ^yforgot Me.
7 So I will be ^zlike a lion to them;
Like a ^aaleopard I will ^{▼▼ Or watch}lie in wait by the wayside.
8 I will encounter them ^aclike a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open ^{▼▼ Lit the enclosure of their heart}their chests;
There I will also ^aedevour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.

9 It is your destruction, O Israel,
^{▼▼ Or But in Me is your help}That you are ^agagainst Me, against your ^ahhelp.
10 Where now is your ^aiking
That he may save you in all your cities,
And your ^ajjudges of whom you ^{▼▼ Lit said}requested,
“Give me a king and princes”?
11 I ^algave you a king in My anger
And ^amtook him away in My wrath.

12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
His sin is ^anstored up.
13 The pains of ^aochildbirth come upon him;
He is ^apnot a wise son,
For ^{▼▼ Lit it is the time that he should not tarry at the breaking forth of children}it is not the time that he should ^ardelay at the opening of the womb.
14 Shall I ^asransom them from the ^{▼▼ Lit hand}power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?
^auO Death, where are your thorns?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
^avCompassion will be hidden from My sight.

15 Though he ^awflourishes among the ^{▼▼ Or brothers}reeds,
An ^ayeast wind will come,
The wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will ^azbecome dry
And his spring will be dried up;
It will ^baplunder his treasury of every precious article.
16 ^{▼▼ Ch 14:1 in Heb}Samaria will be held ^bcguilty,
For she has ^bdrebelled against her God.
^beThey will fall by the ^bfsword,
Their little ones will be ^bgdashed in pieces,
And their pregnant ^bhwomen will be ripped open.