Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He is not a wise son;
when the time comes,
he will not be born.
New American Standard Bible
He is
For
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
When the time of childbirth comes, he will be so foolish that he will refuse to be born."
A Conservative Version
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 sons.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The pains of childbirth come on him;
But he is not a wise son,
For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change].
Bible in Basic English
The pains of a woman in childbirth will come on him: he is an unwise son, for at this time it is not right for him to keep his place when children come to birth.
Darby Translation
The pangs of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is a son not wise; for at the time of the breaking forth of children, he was not there.
Julia Smith Translation
The pains of her bringing forth shall come to him: he a son not wise; for now he shall not stand in the breaking forth of sons.
King James 2000
The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long where children are born.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The labor pains of childbirth come for him; he [is] an unwise son because [at the] proper time, he does not present himself {at the mouth of the womb}.
Modern King James verseion
The pains of a woman in travail shall come to him. He is an unwise son; for he cannot stand still in the time of the breaking forth of sons.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore shall sorrows come upon him, as upon a woman that travaileth. An indiscreet son is he: for he considereth not, that he should not have been able to have endured in the time of his birth,
NET Bible
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!
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
The pangs of a woman in labour, shall overtake him, - he, is a son, not wise, for, now, he cannot stand still, when children are about to be born.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 13:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Death And Resurrection
12
his sin is stored up.
He is not a wise son;
when the time comes,
he will not be born.
I will redeem
Death, where are your barbs?
Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:8
pain and agony will seize them;
they will be in anguish like a woman in labor.
They will look at each other,
their faces flushed with fear.
Micah 4:9-10
Is there no king with you?
Has your counselor perished
so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
2 Kings 19:3
They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth,
Isaiah 37:3
They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace,
1 Thessalonians 5:3
When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction
Psalm 48:6
agony like that of a woman in labor,
Proverbs 22:3
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
Isaiah 21:3
Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor.
I am too perplexed to hear,
too dismayed to see.
Isaiah 26:17
writhes and cries out in her pains,
so we were before You, Lord.
Isaiah 66:9
and not deliver it?”
says the Lord;
“or will I who deliver, close the womb?”
says your God.
Jeremiah 4:31
a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child.
The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,
stretching out her hands:
Woe is me, for my life is weary
because of the murderers!
Jeremiah 13:21
close friends as leaders over you,
ones you yourself trained?
Won’t labor pains seize you,
as they do a woman in labor?
Jeremiah 22:23
nestled among the cedars,
how you will groan
agony like a woman in labor.
Jeremiah 30:6
whether a male can give birth.
Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor
and every face turned pale?
Jeremiah 49:24
she has turned to run;
panic has gripped her.
Distress and labor pains have seized her
like a woman in labor.
Acts 16:29-34
Then the jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
Acts 24:25
Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come,
2 Corinthians 6:2
For He says:
and I helped you in the day of salvation.
Look, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation.
Hebrews 3:7-8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: