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12 Ephraim is bound by iniquity;
his sin is treasured up.
13 Pains of birth come on him.
He is not a wise son.
When the time comes,
    he should not delay at the opening of the womb.
14 Should I ransom them from the hand of Sheol?
Should I redeem them from death?
O death, where are your plagues?
O Sheol, where is your sting?[a]
Comfort is hidden from My eyes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:14 cf. 1 Cor. 15:55.