Hosea 13:1-2

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When Ephraim spoke,^(A) there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.^(B)
But he incurred guilt through Baal^(C) and died.

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Now they continue to sin
and make themselves a cast image,^(D)
idols skillfully made from their silver,^(E)
all of them the work of craftsmen.^(F)
People say about them,
“Let the men who sacrifice^(a) kiss the calves.”^(G)

Footnotes:

a. Hosea 13:2: Or Those who make human sacrifices

Cross references:

A. Hosea 13:1: Job 29:21-22

B. Hosea 13:1: Judges 8:1; Judges 12:1

C. Hosea 13:1: Hosea 2:8-17; Hosea 11:2

D. Hosea 13:2: Isaiah 46:6; Jeremiah 10:4

E. Hosea 13:2: Isaiah 44:17-20

F. Hosea 13:2: Hosea 8:6

G. Hosea 13:2: Hosea 8:5-6; Hosea 10:5