# Hosea 13 **Book:** [Hosea](/codex/hosea/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 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. 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. 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. 5. I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 6. According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. 7. Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; 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. 9. It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy help. 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? 11. I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath. 12. The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store. 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. 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. 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. 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 13:1-16, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he became guilty in Baal, he died. 2. Now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, ‘They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves.’ 3. Therefore they will be like the morning mist, and like the dew that passes away early, like the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor, and like the smoke out of the chimney. 4. “Yet I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt; and you shall acknowledge no god but me, and besides me there is no savior. 5. I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 6. According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me. 7. Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path. 8. I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them. 9. You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your help. 10. Where is your king now, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes?’ 11. I have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath. 12. The guilt of Ephraim is stored up. His sin is stored up. 13. The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son; for when it is time, he doesn’t come to the opening of the womb. 14. I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? “Compassion will be hidden from my eyes. 15. Though he is fruitful among his brothers, an east wind will come, the breath of Yahweh coming up from the wilderness; and his spring will become dry, and his fountain will be dried up. He will plunder the storehouse of treasure. 16. Samaria will bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.” (Hosea 13:1-16, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2. And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. they sin: Heb. they add to sin the men: or, the sacrificers of men 3. Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 4. Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. 5. I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. great: Heb. droughts 6. According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 7. Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 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 lion: the wild beast shall tear them. wild: Heb. beast of the field 9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. is: Heb. in thy help 10. I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? I will: rather, Where is thy king? 11. I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 12. The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. 13. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. long: Heb. a time 14. I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. power: Heb. hand 15. Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. pleasant: Heb. vessels of desire 16. Samaria shall become desolate; 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 13:1-16, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. When Ephraim speaketh tremblingly, He hath been lifted up in Israel, When he becometh guilty in Baal he dieth. 2. And now do they add to sin, And make to them a molten image of their silver, By their own understanding, idols, A work of artisans, all of it, Of them they say, who [are] sacrificers among men, 'The calves let them kiss.' 3. Therefore they are as a cloud of the morning, And as dew, rising early, going away, As chaff tossed about out of a floor, And as smoke out of a window. 4. And I [am] Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, And a God besides Me thou dost not know, And a Saviour, there is none save Me. 5. I, I have known thee in a wilderness, In a land of droughts. 6. According to their feedings they are satiated, They have been satiated, And their heart is lifted up, Therefore they have forgotten Me, 7. And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out. 8. I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart. 9. And I consume them there as a lioness, A beast of the field doth rend them. 10. Thou hast destroyed thyself, O Israel, But in Me [is] thy help, Where [is] thy king now, And he doth save thee in all thy cities? And thy judges of whom thou didst say, 'Give to me a king and heads?' 11. I give to thee a king in Mine anger, And I take away in My wrath. 12. Bound up [is] the iniquity of Ephraim, Hidden [is] his sin, 13. Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, He [is] a son not wise, For he remaineth not the time for the breaking forth of sons. 14. From the hand of Sheol I do ransom them, From death I redeem them, Where [is] thy plague, O death? Where thy destruction, O Sheol? Repentance is hid from Mine eyes. 15. Though he among brethren produceth fruit, Come in doth an east wind, a wind of Jehovah, From a wilderness it is coming up, And it drieth up his fountain, And become dry doth his spring, It, it spoileth a treasure, every desirable vessel. 16. Become desolate doth Samaria, Because she hath rebelled against her God, By sword they do fall, Their sucklings are dashed in pieces, And its pregnant ones are ripped up! (Hosea 13:1-16, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Imprecatory Psalms Objection Defeater](/codex/imprecatory-psalms-objection-defeater/), via [Hosea 13.16](/codex/hosea-13-16/) **Concepts:** - [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Hosea 13.16](/codex/hosea-13-16/) - [Divine Gender Polarity and Feminine Imagery](/codex/divine-gender-polarity-and-feminine-imagery/), via [Hosea 13.8](/codex/hosea-13-8/) - [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/), via [Hosea 13.16](/codex/hosea-13-16/) - [Imprecatory Psalms Objection](/codex/imprecatory-psalms-objection/), via [Hosea 13.16](/codex/hosea-13-16/) **Lexicon:** - [G0086 - hades](/codex/g0086-hades/), via [Hosea 13.14](/codex/hosea-13-14/) - [H3467 - yasha](/codex/h3467-yasha/), via [Hosea 13.4](/codex/hosea-13-4/) - [H4191 - mut](/codex/h4191-mut/), via [Hosea 13.14](/codex/hosea-13-14/) - [H4194 - mavet](/codex/h4194-mavet/), via [Hosea 13.14](/codex/hosea-13-14/) - [H7585 - sheol](/codex/h7585-sheol/), via [Hosea 13.14](/codex/hosea-13-14/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.