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href="/bsb/hosea/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hosea/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So in my anger I gave you a king, and in my wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In my anger I gave you kings, and in my fury I took them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took <i>him</i> away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I gave you a king in My anger, And took <i>him</i> away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I gave you a king in My anger, And took him away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I gave you a king in My anger And took him away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I gave you a king in My anger, And took him away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I gave you a king in My anger And took him away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I gave you a king in My anger, And I took him away in My wrath [as punishment].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I give you a king in my anger and take away a king in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I give you a king in My anger and take away a king in My wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In my anger, I gave you a king; in my fury, I took him away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I gave you a king when I was angry, and I took him away when I was furious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In my anger I have given you kings, and in my fury I have taken them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my fury."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I granted you a king in my anger, and I will take him away in my wrath! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I gave thee a king in my anger, and took him away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I give to you a king in My anger, "" And I take away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I give to thee a king in Mine anger, And I take away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will give to thee a king in mine anger, and I will take away in my wrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will give thee a king in my wrath, and will take him away in my indignation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will give you a king in my wrath, and I will take him away in my indignation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I give you a king in my anger, and I take him away in my wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I gave you a king in my anger, and took him away in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I gave you a King in my passion, and I have taken him in my anger<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I give thee a king in Mine anger, And take him away in My wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I gave thee a king in mine anger, and kept <i>him</i> back in my wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/13-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=2043" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/13.htm">God's Mercy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap·pî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">So in My anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·ten- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">a king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: bə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">and in My wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·’eq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">I took him away.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19</a></span><br />But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-13.htm">1 Samuel 12:13</a></span><br />Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">1 Samuel 8:5-6</a></span><br />“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">1 Samuel 8:19-20</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. / Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17-19</a></span><br />Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” / So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. / They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">1 Samuel 8:9</a></span><br />Now listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-22.htm">1 Samuel 8:22</a></span><br />“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">1 Samuel 12:25</a></span><br />But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-17.htm">1 Samuel 10:17-19</a></span><br />After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah / and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’ / But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm">1 Samuel 9:16-17</a></span><br />“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” / When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">1 Samuel 12:1-2</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king. / Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">1 Samuel 12:14-15</a></span><br />If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. / But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">1 Samuel 12:20-21</a></span><br />“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. / Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I gave you a king in my anger, and took him away in my wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-3.htm">Hosea 10:3</a></b></br> For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7-9</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19</a></b></br> And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, <i>Nay</i>, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/daniel/2-12.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/micah/1-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Ephraim's glory vanishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/13-4.htm">God's anger.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/13-9.htm">God's mercy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">The judgment of Samaria.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So in My anger I gave you a king</b><br>This phrase reflects God's response to Israel's demand for a king, which is recorded in <a href="/1_samuel/8.htm">1 Samuel 8</a>. The Israelites desired to be like other nations, rejecting God as their direct ruler. This request displeased God, as it demonstrated a lack of faith and trust in His leadership. The granting of a king, starting with Saul, was a concession to their demands, but it was done in anger because it represented a rejection of God's ideal plan for His people. The historical context shows that Israel's monarchy often led to idolatry and disobedience, which ultimately resulted in divine judgment.<p><b>and in My wrath I took him away</b><br>This part of the verse refers to God's judgment upon the kings of Israel, particularly the removal of Saul as king due to his disobedience (<a href="/1_samuel/15-26.htm">1 Samuel 15:26-28</a>). It also foreshadows the eventual downfall of the monarchy and the exile of the people. The phrase highlights the consequences of Israel's rebellion and the seriousness of divine wrath. The removal of kings can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate King that God provides, contrasting with the flawed human kings. This also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and justice, as seen in the removal of leaders who fail to uphold His covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Hosea's ministry was marked by his call for Israel to return to God amidst their unfaithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often characterized by idolatry and rebellion against God during Hosea's time.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_israel.htm">Kings of Israel</a></b><br>The monarchy in Israel, which began with Saul and included a series of kings who often led the people away from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_anger_and_wrath.htm">God's Anger and Wrath</a></b><br>Reflects God's righteous response to Israel's persistent disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_monarchy's_rise_and_fall.htm">The Monarchy's Rise and Fall</a></b><br>The establishment and eventual downfall of Israel's monarchy as a result of their rejection of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>God is ultimately in control of who leads His people. Even when leaders are appointed in response to human demands, God remains sovereign over their rise and fall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rejecting_god.htm">Consequences of Rejecting God</a></b><br>Israel's demand for a king was a rejection of God's direct rule. This decision led to consequences that affected the entire nation, reminding us of the importance of seeking God's will in our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>The kings of Israel often led the people into idolatry, which provoked God's anger. We must guard against allowing anything to take God's place in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return_to_god.htm">Repentance and Return to God</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's desire was for them to return to Him. This is a call for us to continually seek repentance and restoration in our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_discipline.htm">Understanding God's Discipline</a></b><br>God's actions, whether in giving or taking away, are rooted in His desire for His people to return to Him. We should view God's discipline as an opportunity for growth and realignment with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_11_8-9_align_with_god's_judgments.htm">How does Hosea 11:8-9's portrayal of divine compassion align with Old Testament passages describing God's severe judgments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_divine_figure_bloodied_in_rev_19_13.htm">In Revelation 19:13, why would a divine figure be covered in blood if redemption was already achieved at the cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_anyone_besides_jesus_ascend.htm">Apart from Jesus did anyone else ascend to heaven? No (John 3:13) Yes. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2 Kings 2:11)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_threaten_destruction,_not_mercy.htm">Why would God threaten complete destruction (Jeremiah 21:5-6) instead of offering a path to repentance, seeming to contradict earlier scriptures that highlight mercy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Gave . . . Took.</span>--The past tenses should be present: "I give . . ." "take away." The whole succession of Israelite kings, who generation after generation had been taken away, some by violent death, would close with Hoshea, who was to disappear as "a fragment on a stormy sea" (<a href="/hosea/10-7.htm" title="As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam on the water.">Hosea 10:7</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.</span> The imperfects <span class="hebrew">אחי</span> and <span class="hebrew">אקי</span> here are correctly explained by Keil as denoting "an action that is repeated again and again, for which we should use the present; and refer to all the kings that the kingdom of the ten tribes had received and was receiving still, and to their removal." Hitzig calls it here the historical present. Jerome, Aben Ezra, and Kimchi refer the first clause to Saul as given in anger; and the second to Zedekiah as taken away in wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/13-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So in My anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַפִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I gave</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(’et·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a king,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֙לֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and in My wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I took [him] away.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶקַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 13:11 I have given you a king (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/13-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 13:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 13:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/13-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 13:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 13:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>