Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb. New Living Translation Pain has come to the people like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, but they stay in the womb! English Standard Version The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son, for at the right time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb. Berean Standard Bible Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. King James Bible 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 breaking forth of children. New King James Version The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him. He is an unwise son, For he should not stay long where children are born. New American Standard Bible The pains of childbirth come on him; He is not a wise son, For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb. NASB 1995 The pains of childbirth come upon him; He is not a wise son, For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb. NASB 1977 The pains of childbirth come upon him; He is not a wise son, For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb. Legacy Standard Bible The pains of childbirth come upon him; He is not a wise son, For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb. Amplified Bible The pains of childbirth come on him; But he is not a wise son, For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change]. Christian Standard Bible Labor pains come on him. He is not a wise son; when the time comes, he will not be born. Holman Christian Standard Bible Labor pains come on him. He is not a wise son; when the time comes, he will not be born. American Standard Version The sorrows 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. Contemporary English Version You are like a senseless child who refuses to be born at the proper time. English Revised Version The sorrows 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation They have the opportunity to live again, but they are not smart enough to take it. They are like a baby who is about to be born but won't come out of its mother's womb. Good News Translation Israel has a chance to live, but is too foolish to take it--like a child about to be born, who refuses to come out of the womb. International Standard Version When the time of childbirth comes, he will be so foolish that he will refuse to be born." Majority Standard Bible Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. NET Bible The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb! New Heart English Bible The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son; for when it is time, he doesn't come to the opening of the womb. Webster's Bible Translation 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 breaking forth of children. World English Bible The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son, for when it is time, he doesn’t come to the opening of the womb. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionPangs of a travailing woman come to him, "" He [is] not a wise son, "" For he does not remain [at] the time for the breaking forth of sons. Young's Literal Translation Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, He is a son not wise, For he remaineth not the time for the breaking forth of sons. Smith's Literal Translation The pains of her bringing forth shall come to him: he a son not wise; for now he shall not stand in the breaking forth of sons. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe sorrows of a woman in labour snail come upon him, he is an unwise son: for now he shall not stand in the breach of the children. Catholic Public Domain Version The pains of giving birth will reach him. He is an unwise son. For now he will not remain firm during the contrition of his sons. New American Bible The birth pangs will come for him, but this is an unwise child, Who, when it is time, does not present himself at the mouth of the womb. New Revised Standard Version The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; for at the proper time he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe pangs like those of a woman in travail shall come upon him because he is an unwise son; for now he shall not be in pain of childbirth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Pains as of a woman in labor will come upon him; because he is a son that is not wise, therefore he shall not remain in the pains of bearing children OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Pains as of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is thy wise son, because he shall not stay in the destruction of thy children. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Mercy…12The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up. 13Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. 14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.… Cross References Isaiah 13:8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. Jeremiah 4:31 For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!” Micah 4:9-10 Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor? / Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies! Isaiah 26:17-18 As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. / We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. John 16:21 A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. Romans 8:22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Matthew 24:8 All these are the beginning of birth pains. Isaiah 66:7-9 “Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy. / Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children. / Shall I bring a baby to the point of birth and not deliver it?” says the LORD. “Or will I who deliver close the womb?” says your God. Revelation 12:2 She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. Jeremiah 30:6 Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? Isaiah 37:3 to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. 1 Samuel 4:19-20 Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her. / As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed. Psalm 48:6 Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. Jeremiah 13:21 What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor? Treasury of Scripture The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come on him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. sorrows. Psalm 48:6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Isaiah 13:8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. Isaiah 21:3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. an. Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Acts 24:25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. for he. 2 Kings 19:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. Isaiah 26:17 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. Isaiah 37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. long. Jump to Previous Arrives Birth Breaking Child Childbirth Children Delay Forth Opening Pains Pangs Present Right Sorrows Tarry Throes Time Travailing Unwise Wisdom Wise WombJump to Next Arrives Birth Breaking Child Childbirth Children Delay Forth Opening Pains Pangs Present Right Sorrows Tarry Throes Time Travailing Unwise Wisdom Wise WombHosea 13 1. Ephraim's glory vanishes.4. God's anger. 9. God's mercy. 15. The judgment of Samaria. Pains of childbirth come upon him This phrase uses the metaphor of childbirth to describe the intense and unavoidable suffering that Israel is about to experience due to their disobedience. In Hebrew, the word for "pains" (חֶבֶל, chevel) can also mean "cord" or "sorrow," emphasizing the binding and inevitable nature of the coming judgment. Historically, childbirth is a universal symbol of both pain and the potential for new life, suggesting that while Israel faces severe consequences, there is still hope for renewal if they repent. but he is an unwise son for when the time arrives he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb (1) For it is time, he should not tarry at the place of the breaking forth of children; or rather, (2) When it is time, he does not place himself at (literally, stand) or come forward to the opening of the womb; and some translate עֵתִ (3) "at the time," but that would rather require לְעֵת; it might, indeed, be duration of time, and Aben Ezra so renders it: "Therefore at the time he will not stand in the breaking forth of children." Also Wunsche: "He is an unwise son, for at the time he stands not in the breaking forth of children." It might be expressed, as in the Authorized Version, with a slight modification; thus: For otherwise he would not stand long time in the place of the breaking forth of children. The figure is now shifted from the mother to the child; such abrupt and sudden transitions are not infrequent in Scripture, especially in the Pauline Epistles (setup. e.g. 2 Corinthians 3:13-16). The danger is represented as extreme, as may be inferred from the similar expression, "The children are come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth." A perilous period in Israel's history is indicated, and to escape the danger he must make no tarrying, but advance at once into the new life of faith and repentance. Kimchi has the following comment: "Because he has compared his pains to the pain of a woman in travail, he says, 'The children are not wise,' as if he said, 'The coming generations, who have seen their fathers in affliction because of their iniquities, are not wise, and do not consider that distress has overtaken their fathers because of their iniquity; and turn not from the evil deeds of their fathers, but have done wickedness like them.'" He adds: "There are children lively by nature in their coming forth out of the womb; so also would these, if they were wise, not stay a single hour in distress, but immediately On returning to the Lord be delivered out of their distress." The LXX. omit the negative and render מי by ἐν συντριβῇ: "This wise son of thine [employed ironically] shall not stand [or, 'endure'] in the destruction of his children or people." Hebrew Laborיֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה (yō·w·lê·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage pains חֶבְלֵ֥י (ḥeḇ·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin come יָבֹ֣אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go upon him, ל֑וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew but he is הוּא־ (hū-) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are an unwise חָכָ֔ם (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise son. בֵן֙ (ḇên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son When כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the time has arrived, עֵ֥ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when he בָּנִֽים׃ (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son does not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no present himself יַעֲמֹ֖ד (ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations at the opening of the womb. בְּמִשְׁבַּ֥ר (bə·miš·bar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4866: The orifice of the womb Links Hosea 13:13 NIVHosea 13:13 NLT Hosea 13:13 ESV Hosea 13:13 NASB Hosea 13:13 KJV Hosea 13:13 BibleApps.com Hosea 13:13 Biblia Paralela Hosea 13:13 Chinese Bible Hosea 13:13 French Bible Hosea 13:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 13:13 The sorrows of a travailing woman will (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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