Hosea 7 · Verse 13

Hosea 7:13

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
Hosea 7:13, King James Version

Hosea 7:13 in other translations

BSBWoe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
WEBWoe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
ASVWoe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
YLTWoe to them, for they wandered from Me, Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me, And I--I ransom them, and they have spoken lies against Me,
DARBYWoe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against me. And I would redeem them; but they speak lies against me.
BBEMay trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.
WebsterWoe to them! for they have fled from me: destruction to them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

What does Hosea 7:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. fled--as birds from their nest (Pr 27:8; Is 16:2). me--who both could and would have healed them (Ho 7:1), had they applied to Me. redeemed them--from Egypt and their other enemies (Mi 6:4). lies--(Psa 78:36; Jr 3:10). Pretending to be My worshippers, when they all the while worshipped idols (Ho 7:14; Ho 12:1); also defrauding Me of the glory of their deliverance, and ascribing it and their other blessings to idols [Calvin].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Wo unto them! - They shall have wo, because they have fled from me. They shall have destruction, because they have transgressed against me. Though I have redeemed them - Out of Egypt; and given them the fullest proof of my love and power. Yet they have spoken lies against me - They have represented me as rigorous and cruel; and my service as painful and unprofitable.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 7:8-16

Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were tokens of approaching ruin, as grey hairs are of old age, but they noticed them not. The pride which leads to break the law of God leads to self-flattery. The mercy and grace of God are the only refuge to which obstinate sinners never think of fleeing. Though they may…

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Hosea 7:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

א֤וֹי'owoe!H188
לָהֶם֙la.Hemto them
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נָדְד֣וּna.de.Duthey have fledH5074
מִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480
שֹׁ֥דshoddevastationH7701
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belongs] to them
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
פָ֣שְׁעוּFa.she.'uthey have transgressedH6586
בִ֑יViagainst me
וְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595
אֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemI will redeem themH6299
וְהֵ֕מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992
דִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.Ruthey have spokenH1696
עָלַ֖י'a.Laion meH5921
כְּזָבִֽים\׃ke.za.VimliesH3577

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Cross references for Hosea 7:13

  • Hosea 9:12

    Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

  • Matthew 23:13-29

    But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! …

  • Hosea 11:12

    Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

  • Lamentations 5:16

    The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

  • Hosea 7:1

    When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

  • Isaiah 59:13

    In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

  • Job 22:17

    Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

  • Jeremiah 14:10

    Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

  • Jonah 1:3

    But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

  • Psalms 139:7-9

    Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

  • Hosea 7:3

    They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

  • Ezekiel 18:25

    Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Woe.
9:12; Isa 31:1; La 5:16; Eze 16:23; Mt 23:13-29; Re 8:13
fled.
11:2; Job 21:14,15; 22:17; Ps 139:7-9; Jon 1:3,10
destruction. Heb. spoil. though.
De 15:15; Ne 1:10; Ps 106:10; 107:2,3; Isa 41:14; 43:1; 63:8; Mic 6:4
1Pe 1:18,19
spoken.
3; 11:12; Isa 59:13; Jer 18:11,12; 42:20; 44:17,18; Eze 18:2,25
Mal 3:13-15; 1Jo 1:10

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Context

  • Hosea 7:12

    When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

  • Hosea 7:13

    Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

  • Hosea 7:14

    And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

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Hosea 7:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¡Ay de ellos! porque se apartaron de mí: destrucción sobre ellos, porque contra mí se rebelaron; yo los redimí, y ellos hablaron contra mí mentiras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Malheur à eux, car ils se sont enfuis loin de moi! Ruine sur eux, car ils se sont rebellés contre moi! Et moi, je voulais les racheter, mais ils disent des mensonges contre moi;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wehe ihnen! denn sie sind von mir geflohen; Zerstörung über sie! denn sie sind von mir abgefallen. Und ich möchte sie erlösen, sie aber reden Lügen über mich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Væ eis, quoniam recesserunt a me! vastabuntur, quia prævaricati sunt in me, et ego redemi eos, et ipsi locuti sunt contra me mendacia.