Hosea 13:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Hosea 13:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 13:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 13:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Hosea 13:13 — World English Bible

Hosea 13:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Hosea 13:13 — American Standard Version

Hosea 13:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, He <FI>is<Fi> a son not wise, For he remaineth not the time for the breaking forth of sons.”

Hosea 13:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 13:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The pangs of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is a son not wise; for at the time of the breaking forth of children, he was not there.”

Hosea 13:13 — Darby Translation

Hosea 13:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sorowes of a trauailing woman shall come vpon him: he is an vnwise sonne, els would he not stande still at the time, euen at the breaking forth of the children.”

Hosea 13:13 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 13:13 in Context — Hosea 13

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 breaking forth of children.

14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

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What Does Hosea 13:13 Mean?

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