Hosea 13:14

14 Shall I 1ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from death? 2O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? 3Compassion will be hidden from My sight.

Hosea 13:14 In-Context

12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is stored up.
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.
14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from death? O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion will be hidden from My sight.
15 Though he flourishes among the reeds, An east wind will come, The wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness; And his fountain will become dry And his spring will be dried up; It will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
16 Samaria will be held guilty, For she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword, Their little ones will be dashed in pieces, And their pregnant women will be ripped open.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 49:15; Ezekiel 37:12, 13
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 15:55
  • 3. Jeremiah 20:16; Jeremiah 31:35-37

Footnotes 1

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