Hosea13

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(Hos 13:1) When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
(Hos 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 the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
(Hos 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 out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
(Hos 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 saviour beside me.
(Hos 13:5) I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
(Hos 13:6) According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
(Hos 13:7) Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe {them}:
(Hos 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.
(Hos 13:9) O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me {is} thine help.
(Hos 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?
(Hos 13:11) I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took {him} away in my wrath.
(Hos 13:12) The iniquity of Ephraim {is} bound up; his sin {is} hid.
(Hos 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.
(Hos 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 mine eyes.
(Hos 13:15) Though he be 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 spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
(Hos 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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