{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/hosea/13","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T13:49:03.439Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Hosea","bookSlug":"hosea","chapter":13,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":12,"nextChapter":14,"totalChapters":14,"totalVerses":16},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, <i>and</i> idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff <i>that</i> is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Yet I <i>am</i> the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for <i>there is</i> no saviour beside me."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe <i>them</i>:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"I will meet them as a bear <i>that is</i> bereaved <i>of her whelps</i>, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me <i>is</i> thine help."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"I will be thy king: where <i>is any other</i> that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took <i>him</i> away in my wrath."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The iniquity of Ephraim <i>is</i> bound up; his sin <i>is</i> hid."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he <i>is</i> an unwise son; for he should not stay long in <i>the place of</i> the breaking forth of children."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Though he be fruitful among <i>his</i> brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up."}],"citation":{"inline":"Hosea 13 (KJV)","markdown":"[Hosea 13](https://primebible.com/kjv/hosea/13)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/hosea/13 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}