Hosea 13:4-14

“I, YAHWEH, have been your true God ever since your days in Egypt. You must know no other god but me. There is no other god who can save you. I tenderly cared for you in the desert, in the land of dreadful drought. When I pastured you, you were full, but when you were satisfied, your hearts grew proud, and you completely forgot about me. So now I will be like a male lion to you, like a leopard lurking beside the path. I will attack you like a charging bear robbed of her cubs, and will rip open your chest. Like a lioness, I will devour you on the spot; like a wild beast I will tear you to shreds! Israel, you have destroyed yourself, because you are against me, your only help.” “Where is your king now, who could save you in all your cities? Where are your rulers, of whom you said, ‘Give us a king and leaders’? In my anger, I gave you kings, and in my wrath, I have taken them away. “Ephraim’s sin is recorded; his guilt is on record and kept in store. “You are like a senseless baby at the point of childbirth; labor pains have begun, and his time is due, but he refuses to leave the womb. Shall I save my people from the clutches of Sheol? Shall I ransom them from Death’s firm grip? Hey, Death! Tell me, where is your punishment? Hey, Grave! Tell me, where is your sting? Revenge will be hidden from my eyes.”