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his sin is kept in store.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim <i>is</i> bound up; his sin <i>is</i> hid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The iniquity of Ephraim <i>is</i> bound up; His sin <i>is</i> stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The guilt of Ephraim is wrapped up; His sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The wickedness of Ephraim [which is not yet completely punished] is bound up [as in a bag]; His sin is stored up [for judgment and destruction].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim’s guilt is preserved; his sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim&#8217s guilt is preserved; his sin is stored up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, your terrible sins are written down and stored away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Ephraim's wickedness is on record. The record of the people's sins is safely stored away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Israel's sin and guilt are on record, and the records are safely stored away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Ephraim's guilt is on record; his sin is stored away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed; his punishment is being stored up for the future. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The guilt of Ephraim is stored up. His sin is stored up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The guilt of Ephraim is stored up. His sin is stored up. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Bound up [is] the iniquity of Ephraim, "" Hidden [is] his sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Bound up is the iniquity of Ephraim, Hidden is his sin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim was bound up; his sin was concealed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up, his sin is hidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim has been bound; his sin has been engulfed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The guilt of Ephraim is wrapped up, his sin is stored away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ephraim’s iniquity is bound up; his sin is kept in store.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The evil of Aphreim is bound up and his sin is secret<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is laid up in store.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ephraim <i>has framed</i> a conspiracy of unrighteousness, his sin is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/13-12.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=2050" 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">11</span>So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wōn (N-csc) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">The iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·rā·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: ṣā·rūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">is bound up;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">his sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/6845.htm" title="6845: ṣə·p̄ū·nāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to hide; by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically to protect, to lurk.">is stored up.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.…<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="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Jeremiah 17:1</a></span><br />“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a></span><br />My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Deuteronomy 32:34</a></span><br />“Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a></span><br />The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a></span><br />Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-22.htm">Jeremiah 2:22</a></span><br />Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Amos 8:7</a></span><br />The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32</a></span><br />Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-2.htm">Luke 12:2</a></span><br />There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19</a></span><br />Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3</a></span><br />For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Isaiah 42:25</a></span><br />So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-34.htm">Deuteronomy 32:34,35</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not this laid up in store with me, <i>and</i> sealed up among my treasures? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a></b></br> My transgression <i>is</i> sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-19.htm">Job 21:19</a></b></br> God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/hosea/12-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Record</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/daniel/12-9.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Store</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-3.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Record</a> <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Store</a> <a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Wrongdoing</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>The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;</b><br>Ephraim, representing the northern kingdom of Israel, is often used as a symbol of the nation's collective sin. The phrase "bound up" suggests that their iniquity is recorded and preserved, indicating that it is not forgotten or overlooked by God. This imagery can be compared to the binding of a legal document, signifying that their sins are documented and awaiting judgment. In the broader biblical context, this reflects the consistent theme of accountability before God, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a>, where Paul speaks of storing up wrath for the day of judgment.<p><b>his sin is stored up.</b><br>The idea of sin being "stored up" implies accumulation and impending consequences. This storage suggests that there is a limit to God's patience, and a time will come when the stored sins will result in divine retribution. This concept is echoed in the prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2</a>, where God declares that the end has come for Israel due to their accumulated transgressions. Theologically, this serves as a warning of the certainty of judgment and the need for repentance. It also foreshadows the ultimate resolution of sin through Jesus Christ, who offers redemption and forgiveness, as seen in <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Colossians 2:14</a>, where the record of debt is canceled through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a></b><br>Ephraim was one of the tribes of Israel, often used to represent the Northern Kingdom as a whole. In Hosea, Ephraim symbolizes the collective sin and rebellion of Israel against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Hosea was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His life and prophecies illustrate God's steadfast love and the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel's_sin.htm">Israel's Sin</a></b><br>The context of this verse is the persistent sin and idolatry of Israel. Despite numerous warnings, Israel continued in its rebellion, leading to God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not a trivial matter; it is recorded and has consequences. Just as Ephraim's sin was "bound up," our sins are known to God and require repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of sin being "stored up" serves as a warning to turn back to God. Repentance is crucial to breaking free from the bondage of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>While God is patient, giving time for repentance, His justice will ultimately prevail. We must not take His patience for granted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Consider what sins in your life might be "bound up" and seek God's forgiveness and transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>Encourage one another in the faith, helping each other to recognize and turn from sin, fostering a community of repentance and growth.<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/does_hosea_13_7-8_show_god_as_loving.htm">Hosea 13:7-8: Does the graphic depiction of God as a devouring predator align with a loving deity, or does it represent an inconsistency in the biblical portrayal of God's character?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_ephraim's_idol_worship.htm">Hosea 13:2: Given the claim of idol-making by Ephraim, where is the archaeological evidence that confirms or challenges such extensive idol worship at that time and place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_12_8_contradict_israel's_exile.htm">Hosea 12:8: Does Israel's claim of innocence here contradict passages in which Israel is already punished or exiled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">Bound up</span> . . . <span class= "bld">Hid.--</span>The binding up and hiding away of Ephraim's sin as in a secret place, for ultimate disclosure, prepares us for the terrible words that follow.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.</span> This verse is in tended to remove all doubt about the punishment of sin, whatever interval may have elapsed. The day of reckoning would certainly come, for the sin of Ephraim was neither forgotten nor blotted out. As a miser puts his money in a bag and seals it to prevent it being lost, so the Almighty had, as it were, hoarded Ephraim's sin, putting it in a bag and tying it. A parallel expression occurs in <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a>," My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity." Usually when men put money into a bag, purse, or treasure-house, they count it; so the sins of Ephraim were reckoned, laid up in the treasury of wrath, till the amount should be full and the day of reckoning arrive. The sinner himself is represented as treasuring up unto himself wrath against the day of wrath. Aben Ezra only remarks on the place where it is treasured: "It is bound up in my heart; I shall not forget it as they have forgotten me, as is written above" (ver. 6, "They have forgotten me"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/13-12.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">The iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ephraim</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְרָ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] bound up;</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרוּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6887.htm">Strong's 6887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sin</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] stored up.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְפוּנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·p̄ū·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6845.htm">Strong's 6845: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/13-12.htm">Hosea 13:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/13-12.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 13:12 The guilt of Ephraim is stored up (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 13:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 13:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/13-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 13:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 13:13" /></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>