Hosea 13:12-14

Complete Jewish Bible

¹² “Efrayim’s guilt has been wrapped up,
his sin is stored away.
¹³ The pain of being born will come to him;
but he is an unwise son.
The time has come; and he shouldn’t delay,
there at the mouth of the womb.
¹⁴ Should I ransom them from the power of Sh’ol?
Should I redeem them from death?
Where are your plagues, death;
where is your destruction, Sh’ol?
My eyes are closed to compassion.