Hosea 13 (NET)

Hosea 13:1¹When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:2²Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen. There is a saying about them: “Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:3³Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist, like early morning dew that evaporates, like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor, like smoke that disappears through an open window.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:4⁴But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me. Except for me there is no Savior.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:5⁵I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:6⁶When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:7⁷So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:8⁸I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs— I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion— like a wild animal would tear them apart.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:9⁹I will destroy you, O Israel! Who is there to help you?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:10¹⁰Where then is your king, that he may save you in all your cities? Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying, “Give me a king and princes”?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:11¹¹I granted you a king in my anger, and I will take him away in my wrath!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:12¹²The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed; his punishment is being stored up for the future.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:13¹³The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:14¹⁴Will I deliver them from the power of Sheol? No, I will not! Will I redeem them from death? No, I will not! O Death, bring on your plagues! O Sheol, bring on your destruction! My eyes will not show any compassion!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:15¹⁵Even though he flourishes like a reed plant, a scorching east wind will come, a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert. As a result, his spring will dry up; his well will become dry. That wind will spoil all his delightful foods in the containers in his storehouse.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

Hosea 13:16¹⁶(14:1) Samaria will be held guilty, because she rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their infants will be dashed to the ground— their pregnant women will be ripped open.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s