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Hosea 13:13

13  zThe pangs of childbirth come for him,

but he is an unwise son,

for at the right time he does not present himself

aat the opening of the womb.

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Hosea 13:13 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him,

but he is a child without wisdom;

when the time arrives,

he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.

Hosea 13:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Hosea 13:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 Pain has come to the people

like the pain of childbirth,

but they are like a child

who resists being born.

The moment of birth has arrived,

but they stay in the womb!

Hosea 13:13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him.

He is an unwise son,

For he should not stay long where children are born.

Hosea 13:13 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 The pain of birth will come for him,

but he is like a foolish baby

who won’t come out of its mother’s womb.

Hosea 13:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.

Hosea 13:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 The pangs of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is a son not wise; for at the time of the breaking forth of children, he was not there.

Hosea 13:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 They have the opportunity to live again, 

but they are not smart enough to take it. 

They are like a baby who is about to be born 

but won’t come out of its mother’s womb. 

Hosea 13:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 Labor pains come on him.

He is not a wise son;

when the time comes,

he will not be born.

Hosea 13:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 The pangs of childbirth come for him,

but he is an unwise son;

for at the proper time he does not present himself

at the mouth of the womb.

Hosea 13:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 The labor pains of childbirth come for him;

he is an unwise son

because at the proper time, he does not present himself

at the mouth of the womb.

Hosea 13:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 You will suffer pain like a woman having a baby.

You are like a foolish child.

It is time for you to be born.

But you refuse to come out of your mother’s body.

Hosea 13:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 The pains of childbirth come upon him;

He is not a wise son,

For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.


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