Hosea 13
The Lord is angry with the people in Israel
People thought that Israel was important.
But the people
And because of that, they died.
They make
They are clever in the way that they make these
And then they say, ‘Offer
It is silly to kiss
They are
They will be like the cloud in the morning.
They will be like the low cloud that goes away early in the morning.
Israel's people will be like seed that a wind blows from the floor.
They will be like smoke that goes out of a window.
‘I am the Lord your God who led you out of Egypt.
You do not know any other God except me.
I only am the person who can
That was when you were in a hot dry country.
They ate that food. They became full and they really liked the food.
They began to think that they were important.
And they forgot me.
I will be like a
I will break Israel's people into pieces.
I will eat them like an animal.
I will break them in pieces like an animal.
There will be nobody to help you.
Nobody can find your leaders.
In past times, you asked for a king and leaders.
And when I became very angry, I took him away.
I will keep the words that I wrote in a safe place.
They are very silly!
They are like a child inside a woman.
It is time for the child to come out.
But the child does not come out at the right time.
I will
Death, your illnesses have gone.
Death, you cannot kill any longer.
I will not be sorry for this people any longer.
But a strong east wind will come.
It will blow in from the
Then Israel's wells will become dry.
The water that comes from the ground will stop.
The wind will take everything away that has value.
They are
Their people will die in war.
Their enemies will throw Samaria's children to the ground.
Their enemies will break women into pieces.
These are women who have babies inside them.’