Hosea 13:4-16

Hosea 13:4-16

[4] Yet I am the LORD  thy God  from the land  of Egypt,  and thou shalt know  no god  but me:  for there is no saviour  beside me.  [5] I did know  thee in the wilderness,  in the land  of great drought.  [6] According to their pasture,  so were they filled;  and their heart  was exalted;  therefore have they forgotten  [7] Therefore I will be unto them as a lion:  as a leopard  by the way  will I observe  them: [8] I will meet  them as a bear  that is bereaved  of her whelps, and will rend  the caul  of their heart,  and there will I devour  them like a lion:  the wild  beast  shall tear  [9] O Israel,  thou hast destroyed  thyself; but in me is thine help.  [10] I will  be thy king:  where  is any other that may save  thee in all thy cities?  and thy judges  of whom thou saidst,  Give  me a king  and princes?  [11] I gave  thee a king  in mine anger,  and took  him away in my wrath.  [12] The iniquity  of Ephraim  is bound up;  his sin  is hid.  [13] The sorrows  of a travailing woman  shall come  upon him: he is an unwise  son;  for he should not stay  long  in the place of the breaking forth  of children.  [14] I will ransom  them from the power  of the grave;  I will redeem  them from death:  I will  be thy plagues;  O grave,  I will  be thy destruction:  repentance  shall be hid  from mine eyes.  [15] Though he be fruitful  among his 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.  [16] 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.