Hosea 13:1-5
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 13
1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, But through Baal he incurred guilt and died. 2And now they sin more and more, And make for themselves cast metal images, Idols skillfully made from their silver, All of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them, 'Let the people who sacrifice kiss the calves!' 3Therefore they will be like the morning cloud And like dew which soon disappears, Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor, And like smoke from a chimney. 4Yet I have been the Lord your God Since the land of Egypt; And you were not to know any god except Me, For there is no savior besides Me. 5I cared for you in the wilderness, In the land of drought.King James Version
Chapter 13
1When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. 3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 4Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 13
1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal and died. 2Now they continue to sin and make themselves a cast image, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say about them, "Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves." 3Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, or like smoke from a window. 4I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and no Savior exists besides me. 5I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.New Living Translation
Chapter 13
1When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, the people shook with fear, for that tribe was important in Israel. But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal and thus sealed their destruction. 2Now they continue to sin by making silver idols, images shaped skillfully with human hands. 'Sacrifice to these,' they cry, 'and kiss the calf idols!' 3Therefore, they will disappear like the morning mist, like dew in the morning sun, like chaff blown by the wind, like smoke from a chimney.English Standard Version
Chapter 13
1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died. 2And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of them, “Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!” 3Therefore they shall be like the morning mist or like the dew that goes early away, like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor or like smoke from a window. 4But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. 5It was I who knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought;New International Version
Chapter 13
1When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, 'They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf-idols!'
3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.
4But I have been the LORD your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
5I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat.
New King James Version