13:1 When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel;
but when he offended in Baal, he died.
13:2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten
images of their silver, [and] idols according to their own
understanding, all of it the work of artificers: they say of
them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the
early dew that passeth away, as the chaff [that] is driven with
the whirlwind from the floor, and as the smoke from the
chimney.
13:4 Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and
thou shalt know no God but me: for [there is] no savior besides
me.
13:5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great
drouth.
13:6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were
filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they
forgotten me.
13:7 Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the
way will I observe [them].
13:8 I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her
whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will
I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
13:9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thy
help.
13:10 I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save
thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst,
Give me a king and princes?
13:11 I gave thee a king in my anger, and took [him] away in my
wrath.
13:12 The iniquity of Ephraim [is] bound up; his sin [is] hid.
13:13 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.
13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will
redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues, O
grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from
my eyes.
13:15 Though he is fruitful among [his] brethren, an east wind
shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the
wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain
shall be dried up: he shall pillage the treasure of all
pleasant vessels.
13:16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath 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.
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