Hosea 13:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

shall come, &c. Isaiah 13:8; Jeremiah 30:6; Matthew 24:8.

an unwise son. Note the Figure of speech Meiosis (App-6), for emphasis, meaning. most foolish son.

stay long. linger.

in the place, &c.: i.e. in the act of being born. Compare 2 Kings 19:3.

children. sons.

Hosea 13:13

13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay longd in the place of the breaking forth of children.