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Text -- Hosea 13:11-16 (NET)
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13:11 I granted you a king in my anger , and I will take him away in my wrath !
Israel’s Punishment Will Not Be Withheld Much Longer
13:12 The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed ; his punishment is being stored up for the future.
13:13 The 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 !
The Lord Will Not Relent from the Threatened Judgment
13:14 Will 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 !
The Capital of the Northern Empire Will Be Destroyed
13:15 Even 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 .
13:16 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 .
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NET Notes: Hos 13:11 The prefix-conjugation verb אֶתֶּן (’eten, “I gave”) refers to past-time action, specifying a de...
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NET Notes: Hos 13:12 Heb “has been bound.” צָרַר (tsarar, “to bind”) refers elsewhere to the action of scribes bindin...
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NET Notes: Hos 13:14 Heb “Compassion will be hidden from my eyes” (NRSV similar; NASB “from my sight”).
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NET Notes: Hos 13:15 The term “wind” is not repeated in the Hebrew text at this point but is implied; it is supplied in the translation for clarity.
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