Hos Hosea, chapter Book of Hosea, chapter 13
God’s Anger against Israel
When Ephraim13:1 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 12 spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal,
and he died.1Ki 14:10; 1Ki 16:31; 2Ki 9:7
Now they sin more and more
and make for themselves cast images,
idols skillfully made from their silver,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
People say of them,
“They offer human sacrifice
and kiss the calves!”13:2 Or “The men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”See 1 Kings 19:18.2Ki 17:17; 2Ch 28:3
Therefore they will be like the morning mist,
like the early dew that vanishes,
like chaff blown from a threshing floor,
like smoke through an open window.Job 21:18; Psa 1:4
Yet I am the LORD your God
ever since the land of Egypt;
you know no God but Me,
for there is no Savior besides Me.Exo 20:2; Deu 5:6; Hos 12:9; Psa 3:8
I knew you in the wilderness,
in the land of drought.Deu 8:15
When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;
when they were satisfied,
their hearts became proud,
and as a result they forgot Me.Deu 8:11; Deu 31:20
So like a lion I will pounce on them;
like a leopard I will lurk by the path.Lam 3:10; Hos 5:14
Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them,
and I will tear open their chests.
There I will devour them like a lion,
like a wild beast tearing them apart.
Death and Resurrection
You are destroyed, O Israel,
because you are against Me —
against your helper.Isa 3:9; Jer 2:11
Where is your king now13:10 Or Shall I be your King now
to save you in all your cities,
and the rulers to whom you said,
“Give me a king and princes”?1Sa 8:5
So in My anger I gave you a king,
and in My wrath I took him away.Job 34:30; Act 13:21
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
his sin is stored up.Job 14:17; Jer 17:1
Labor pains come upon him,
but he is an unwise son.
When the time arrives,
he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.Gen 35:18
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol;
I will redeem them from Death.13:14 Or Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from Death?
Where, O Death, are your plagues?
Where, O Sheol, is your sting?13:14 LXX Where, O Death, is your penalty? Where, O Hades, is your sting?Cited in 1 Corinthians 15:55
Compassion is hidden from My eyes.Psa 16:10; Psa 56:13; Act 10:42; 1Co 15:55; Heb 2:14
Judgment on Samaria
Although he flourishes among his brothers,
an east wind will come —
a wind from the LORD
rising up from the desert.
His fountain will fail,
and his spring will run dry.
The wind will plunder his treasury
of every precious article.Ezk 19:12; Hos 4:19
Samaria will bear her guilt
because she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword;
their little ones will be dashed to pieces,