14 Shall I (A)ransom them from the [a]power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?
(B)Death, where are your [b]thorns?
Sheol, where is your sting?
(C)Compassion will be hidden from My sight.

15 Though he (D)flourishes among the [c]reeds,
An (E)east wind will come,
The wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will (F)become dry
And his spring will dry up;
It will (G)plunder his treasury of every precious article.
16 [d]Samaria will pay the penalty for her (H)guilt,
Because she has (I)rebelled against her God.
(J)They will fall by the (K)sword,
Their children will be [e](L)slaughtered,
And their pregnant (M)women will be ripped open.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:14 Lit hand
  2. Hosea 13:14 Or stings
  3. Hosea 13:15 Another reading is brothers
  4. Hosea 13:16 Ch 14:1 in Heb
  5. Hosea 13:16 Lit shattered

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