Hosea 13:12

The wrongdoing of Ephraim is shut up; his sin is put away in secret.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.

In Context

11I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.

13The pains of a woman in childbirth will come on him: he is an unwise son, for at this time it is not right for him to keep his place when children come to birth.

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Cross References

Job 14:17My wrongdoing is corded up in a bag, and my sin is shut up safe.

Romans 2:5But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:10-16

The Folly of Israel; Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 722.) 9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. 10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? 11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. 13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the… Read the whole commentary →

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