Hosea 13:16 meaning and explanation
Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
Hosea 13:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Hosea 13:16 closes a chapter in which the LORD, speaking through the prophet, announces judgment on the northern kingdom of Israel, here named by its capital Samaria. The verse states the charge, rebellion against God, and then describes the brutal reality of ancient siege warfare, which Assyria would inflict when Samaria fell in 722 BC.
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