Hosea 13:1–8

When Ephraim spoke,ac there was trembling;

he was exalted in Israel.ad

But he incurred guilt through Baalae and died.

2 Now they continue to sin

and make themselves a cast image,af

idols skillfully made from their silver,ag

all of them the work of craftsmen.ah

People say about them,

“Let the men who sacrificeD kiss the calves.”ai

3 Therefore, they will be like the morning mist,aj

like the early dew that vanishes,

like chaff blown from a threshing floor,ak

or like smoke from a window.al

DEATH AND RESURRECTION

4 I have been the Lord your Godam

ever sinceA the land of Egypt;

you know no God but me,an

and no Savior exists besides me.ao

5 I knewB you in the wilderness,ap

in the land of drought.

6 When they had pasture,

they became satisfied;aq

they were satisfied,

and their hearts became proud.ar

Therefore they forgot me.as

7 So I will be like a lionat to them;

I will lurk like a leopardau on the path.

8 I will attack them

like a bear robbed of her cubs

and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.

I will devour them there like a lioness,av

like a wild beast that would rip them open.