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10 Ho, now, thy king, That he may save thee in all thy cities! And thy judges, of whom thou saidst: 'Give me a king and princes!' 11 I give thee a king in Mine anger, And take him away in My wrath. 12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is laid up in store. 13 The throes 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. 14 Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death? Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, O netherworld! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes! 15 For though he be fruitful among the reed-plants, An east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness, And his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up; He shall spoil the treasure of all precious vessels. 16 Samaria shall bear her guilt, 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. Hosea 13:10-16, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
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