Hosea 13

1 When Ephraim spoke, they were feared, for they were the leading tribe in Israel. But when they were guilty of Baal worship, they died.

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

2 Now they constantly sin, making for themselves idols from molten metal. All of these idols are skillfully made from silver by their craftsmen. “Offer sacrifices to these idols,” say the people. “Kiss the bull calf idols.”

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 Consequently they will be like the morning mist, like early morning dew, like chaff blowing away from the threshing floor, like smoke from a 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 the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. You shall know no other gods but me. None can save you except me.

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 looked after you in the wilderness; in that dry desert land it was like pasture to them

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

6 and they were satisfied. But when they were satisfied they became arrogant, and they forgot me.

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

7 So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lie in wait beside the path.

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

8 I will be like a mother bear whose cubs have been taken, I will rip out their hearts. I shall devour them like a lion, like a wild beast I will tear them apart.

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 You have destroyed yourselves, Israel, for your only help is in me.

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

10 Where then is your king? Let him save you in all your cities! Where are your leaders who demanded a king and princes from me?

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 In my anger I give you a king, and in my fury I take one.

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

12 Ephraim's guilt is packed up; their sin will be eradicated.

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

13 The pain of childbirth has come to them, trying to give birth to a son who is not “wise” because he is not in the right position when the time comes.

[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 shall redeem them from the power of Sheol; I shall deliver them from death. Where, death, are your plagues? Where, Sheol, is your destruction? Compassion is hidden from my sight. (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 Even though they flourish among the reeds, an east wind will come, a wind from the Lord that rises in the desert will dry up their springs and their wells will fail. It will rob from their treasury everything of value.

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 will have to bear the consequences of their guilt, because they rebelled against her God. They will be slaughtered by the sword; their children will be dashed to the ground; their pregnant women will be ripped open.

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.