Hosea 13:12-14

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² Ephraim’s iniquity is bound up;
    his sin is kept in store.
¹³ The pangs of childbirth come for him,
    but he is an unwise son;
for at the proper time he does not present himself
    at the mouth of the womb.

¹⁴ Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
    Shall I redeem them from Death?
O Death, where are^[a] your plagues?
    O Sheol, where is^[b] your destruction?
    Compassion is hidden from my eyes.