Hosea 7:13

¹¹ So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

¹² As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.

Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.

¹⁴ They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.

¹⁵ Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
KJV: Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
WEB: Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
ASV: Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
DARBY: Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against me. And I would redeem them; but they speak lies against me.
BLB: Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction [be] to them, because they have transgressed against Me! And though I would redeem them, they have spoken lies against Me.

ÅB: Ve dem, at de flyktet bort fra meg! Ødeleggelse over dem, fordi de er falt fra meg! Jeg ville forløse dem, men de talte løgn imot meg.
OTB: Ve dem, for de har vandret bort fra meg!
Ødeleggelse er deres, for de har gjort opprør mot meg!
Jeg ville forløse dem, men de har talt løgn mot meg.
B1930: Ve dem, at de flyktet bort fra mig! Ødeleggelse over dem, fordi de er falt fra mig! Jeg vilde forløse dem, men de talte løgn imot mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hosea 9:12
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
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Matthew 23:13–29
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
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Hosea 11:12
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
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Lamentations 5:16
The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
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Hosea 7:1
When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.
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Isaiah 59:13
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
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Job 22:17
They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
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Jeremiah 14:10
This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”
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