Hosea 13

1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he offended in Baal, he died.

When spoke Ephraim trembling he lifted up he in Israel and he became guilty by Baal and he died.

2 And 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, Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.

And now - they increase to sin and they have made for themselves a molten image from silver their according to skill their idols [is the] work of craftsmen all of it of them they [are] saying [those who] offer sacrifice of humankind calves they will kiss!

3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passes away early, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Therefore they will become like a cloud of [the] morning and like dew rising early going like chaff [which] it is storm-driven from a threshing floor and like smoke from a window.

4 Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shall know no god but me, and besides me there is no savior.

And I [am] Yahweh God your from [the] land of Egypt and gods besides me not you must know and [is] a deliverer there not except me.

5 I knew thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

I I knew you in the wilderness in a land of drought.

6 According to their pasture, so they were filled. They were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me.

According to pasture their and they were satisfied they were satisfied and it was exalted heart their there-fore they forgot me.

7 Therefore I am to them as a lion. As a leopard I will watch by the way.

And I became to them like a lion like a leopard on a road I will watch.

8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild beast shall tear them.

I will meet them like a bear robbed of cubs so I may tear [the] cavity of heart their and I will devour them there like a lion animal of the field it will tear to pieces them.

9 It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou are against me, against thy help.

It will destroy you O Israel for in me in helper your.

10 Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities, and thy judges, of whom thou said, Give me a king and rulers?

Where? [is] king your then so he may save you in all cities your and rulers your whom you said give! to me a king and leaders.

11 I have given thee a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.

I gave to you a king in anger my so I may take [him] away in wrath my.

12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up. His sin is laid up in store.

[is] bound up [the] iniquity of Ephraim [is] stored up sin his.

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 sons.

[the] pains of [one who] gives birth They will come to him he [is] a son not wise if a time not he will present himself at birth 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 sting? Repentance shall be hid from my eyes. (Sheol h7585)

From [the] hand of Sheol will I ransom? them from death will I redeem? them where? [are] thorns your O death where? [is] destruction your O Sheol compassion it will be hidden from eyes my. (Sheol h7585)

15 Though he be fruitful among his brothers, 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.

For he a son brothers he flourishes it will come an east wind [the] wind of Yahweh from [the] wilderness [is] about to come up and it may be withered spring his so it may be dried up spring his it it will plunder [the] treasury of every article of preciousness.

16 Samaria shall bear her guilt, for she has 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.

It will be held guilty Samaria for it has rebelled against God its by the sword they will fall children their they will be dashed in pieces and pregnant [women] its they will be ripped open.