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Berean Standard Bible

“I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.”

Hosea 13:14

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Hosea 13 is a hard chapter of judgment on Ephraim, the northern kingdom, for idolatry and pride. Yet Hosea's prophecies keep turning toward hope.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? “Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

De la mano del sepulcro los redimiré, librarélos de la muerte. Oh muerte, yo seré tu muerte; y seré tu destrucción, oh sepulcro; arrepentimiento será escondido de mis ojos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¿Lo rescataré del infierno? ¿Lo libraré de la muerte? Muerte, ¿dónde están tus plagas? Sepulcro, ¿dónde está tu poder destructor? ¡No le tendré más compasión!».

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