Thematic Bible
Hosea 13:1 (show verse)
When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.
Hosea 13:2 (show verse)
Even 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!"
Hosea 13:3 (show verse)
Therefore 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.
Hosea 13:4 (show verse)
But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me; except me there is no Savior.
Hosea 13:5 (show verse)
I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.
Hosea 13:6 (show verse)
When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!
Hosea 13:7 (show verse)
So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Hosea 13:8 (show verse)
I 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.
Hosea 13:9 (show verse)
I will destroy you, O Israel! Who is there to help you?
Hosea 13:10 (show verse)
Where 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"?
Hosea 13:11 (show verse)
I granted you a king in my anger, and I will take him away in my wrath!
Hosea 13:12 (show verse)
The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed; his punishment is being stored up for the future.
Hosea 13:13 (show verse)
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!
Hosea 13:14 (show verse)
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!
Hosea 13:15 (show verse)
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.
Hosea 13:16 (show verse)
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.