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Hosea 13:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 13:13

Theological / Devotional

Sorrows. The punishment of which, God warns, is compared to the violent, sudden, irresistible throes of a travailing woman (see 1 Thess. 5:3). Israel’s iniquity will be followed by severe sufferings and many sorrows. However, these worldly sorrows may, under divine grace, result in the godly sorrows of repentance. Then, and not till then, will a new and happier period of existence be ushered in.

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