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11 I gave you a king in my anger,
    and in my wrath I took him away.[a]

O Death, Where Are Your Plagues?

12 The guilt of Ephraim is stored up;
    his sins are kept on record.
13 He experiences the pangs of childbirth,
    but he is a child lacking in wisdom.
When his time for birth arrives,
    he does not leave the womb.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:11 I gave you a king in my anger, and in my wrath I took him away: the Lord chastises the people of the northern kingdom by sending them inept kings.