12 “The(A) iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
His sin is stored up.
13 (B)The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him.
He is an unwise son,
For he should not stay long where children are born.

14 “I will ransom them from the [a]power of [b]the grave;
I will redeem them from death.
(C)O Death, [c]I will be your plagues!
O [d]Grave, [e]I will be your destruction!
(D)Pity is hidden from My eyes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:14 Lit. hand
  2. Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
  3. Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your punishment?
  4. Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol
  5. Hosea 13:14 LXX where is your sting?

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