13Hosea 13

Israel Is Doomed / The said:

1When your leaders spoke, everyone in Israel trembled and showed great respect. But you sinned by worshiping Baal, and you were destroyed.Select Hosea 13:1

2Now you continue to sin by designing and making idols of silver in the shape of calves. You are told to sacrifice to these idols— yes, even to kiss them.Select Hosea 13:2

3And so, all of you will vanish like the mist or the dew of early morning, or husks of grain in the wind or smoke from a chimney.Select Hosea 13:3

4I, the Lord, have been your God since the time you were in Egypt. I am the only God you know, the only one who can save.Select Hosea 13:4

5I took care of you in a thirsty desert.Select Hosea 13:5

6I fed you till you were satisfied, then you became proud and forgot about me.Select Hosea 13:6

7Now I will attack like a lion, ambush you like a leopard,Select Hosea 13:7

8and rip you apart like a bear robbed of her cubs. I will gnaw on your bones, as though I were a lion or some other wild animal.Select Hosea 13:8

9Israel, you are done for. Don't expect help from me.Select Hosea 13:9

10You wanted a king and rulers. Where is your king now? What cities have rulers?Select Hosea 13:10

11In my anger, I gave you a king; in my fury, I took him away.Select Hosea 13:11

Israel's Terrible Fate / The said:

12Israel, your terrible sins are written down and stored away.Select Hosea 13:12

13You are like a senseless child who refuses to be born at the proper time.Select Hosea 13:13

14Should I, the Lord, rescue you from death and the grave? No! I call death and the grave to strike you like a plague. I refuse to show mercy.Select Hosea 13:14

15No matter if you prosper more than the other tribes, I, the Lord, will wipe you out, just as a scorching desert wind dries up streams of water. I will take away your precious treasures.Select Hosea 13:15

16Samaria will be punished for turning against me. It will be destroyed in war— children will be beaten against rocks, and pregnant women will be ripped open.Select Hosea 13:16