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14 “From the power of Sheol I will rescue them,
    from death I will redeem them.
Death, where are[a] your plagues?
    Sheol, where is[b] your destruction?
        My eyes will remain closed to your pleas for[c] compassion.
15 Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives,
    an east wind will come,
the Lord’s wind storm from the wilderness,
    and his spring will evaporate.
His fountain will dry up,
    and the Lord’s[d] wind storm will plunder
        all the expensive vessels of the treasury.
16 [e]Samaria will be held guilty,
    because she has rebelled against her God.
By the sword they will fall—
    with their infants dashed to pieces,
        and their pregnant women torn open.”

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  1. Hosea 13:14 Or death, I will be
  2. Hosea 13:14 Or Sheol, I will be
  3. Hosea 13:14 The Heb. lacks your pleas for
  4. Hosea 13:15 Lit. and it
  5. Hosea 13:16 This v. is 14:1 in MT

14 “I will deliver this people from the power of the grave;(A)
    I will redeem them from death.(B)
Where, O death, are your plagues?
    Where, O grave, is your destruction?(C)

“I will have no compassion,
15     even though he thrives(D) among his brothers.
An east wind(E) from the Lord will come,
    blowing in from the desert;
his spring will fail
    and his well dry up.(F)
His storehouse will be plundered(G)
    of all its treasures.
16 The people of Samaria(H) must bear their guilt,(I)
    because they have rebelled(J) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;(K)
    their little ones will be dashed(L) to the ground,
    their pregnant women(M) ripped open.”[a]

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Footnotes

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