12 And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he [a]answered, “Because (A)I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortified cities on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, their little ones you (B)will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”

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  1. 2 Kings 8:12 Lit said

12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.

“Because I know the harm(A) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash(B) their little children(C) to the ground, and rip open(D) their pregnant women.”

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16 [a]Samaria will pay the penalty for her (A)guilt,
Because she has (B)rebelled against her God.
(C)They will fall by the (D)sword,
Their children will be [b](E)slaughtered,
And their pregnant (F)women will be ripped open.

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  1. Hosea 13:16 Ch 14:1 in Heb
  2. Hosea 13:16 Lit shattered

16 The people of Samaria(A) must bear their guilt,(B)
    because they have rebelled(C) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;(D)
    their little ones will be dashed(E) to the ground,
    their pregnant women(F) ripped open.”[a]

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  1. Hosea 13:16 In Hebrew texts this verse (13:16) is numbered 14:1.