Hosea 13:13
Pains as of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is your wise son, because he shall not stay in the destruction of your children.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
12Ephraim has framed a conspiracy of unrighteousness, his sin is hidden.
Cross References
Psalms 48:6They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth— 1
Isaiah 13:8The elders shall be troubled, and pangs shall seize them, as of a woman in travail: and they shall mourn one to another, and shall be amazed, and shall change their countenance as a flame.
Isaiah 26:17And as a woman in travail draws near to be delivered, and cries out in her pain; so have we been to your beloved.
Isaiah 66:9But I have raised this expectation, yet you have not remembered me, says the Lord: behold, have not I made the bearing and barren woman? says your God.
Jeremiah 13:21What will you say when they shall visit you, for you did teach them lessons for rule against yourself; shall not pangs seize you as a woman in travail?
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 →