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Psalm 48:6
Fear took hold upon them there,and pain, as of a woman in travail.

Isaiah 13:8
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their facesshall be as flames.

Isaiah 21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearingof it; I was dismayed at the seeingof it.

an.

Proverbs 22:3
A prudentman foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

for he.

2 Kings 19:3
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This dayis a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, andthere is not strength to bring forth.

Isaiah 26:17
Like as a woman with child,that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain,and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

Isaiah 37:3
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This dayis a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, andthere is not strength to bring forth.

long.

but he is an unwise son
The "unwise son" refers to Israel's foolishness in not recognizing the need for repentance and return to God. Wisdom in the biblical context is often associated with the fear of the Lord and obedience to His commandments (Proverbs 1:7). Israel's lack of wisdom is evident in their continued pursuit of idols and alliances with foreign nations, ignoring the covenant relationship with God. This phrase highlights the spiritual immaturity and stubbornness of the nation.

When the time arrives
This indicates a critical moment or opportunity for change and redemption. In the context of childbirth, it is the moment when the child should be born. Spiritually, it represents the time when Israel should have turned back to God. The prophetic literature often speaks of appointed times for judgment and salvation (Ecclesiastes 3:1,Daniel 12:1).

he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb
This phrase illustrates Israel's failure to seize the opportunity for renewal and deliverance. The "opening of the womb" symbolizes a new beginning or birth, which Israel neglects. In biblical terms, birth can represent spiritual rebirth or the emergence of a new era (John 3:3-7). Israel's failure to "present himself" signifies their reluctance to embrace God's offer of restoration and life. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of new birth and redemption for humanity (John 1:12-13).

- Hosea pictures Ephraim/Israel as the child in a mother’s womb. The onset of labor signals an unavoidable, rapidly intensifying moment (Isaiah 13:8;Micah 4:9-10;1 Thessalonians 5:3).

- Judgment is certain and advancing, yet its goal is ultimately restorative, the way labor aims to bring forth life (Jeremiah 4:31;Romans 8:22).

- A wise child would position himself for birth; Israel refuses.

• Persisting in idolatry (Hosea 13:2;2 Kings 17:15).

• Spurning the One who reared him (Hosea 11:1-4;Deuteronomy 32:6).

• Showing the moral folly Isaiah laments—“My people do not understand” (Isaiah 1:3;Jeremiah 4:22).

- God had allowed ample space to repent (Hosea 6:1-3), yet “the time” is fixed (Ec 3:1).

- Missing it is perilous: “Now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2;Luke 19:44).

- Israel’s obstinacy stops the very deliverance prepared for him (Acts 7:51;Deuteronomy 30:19).

- A stalled birth imperils both child and mother; likewise, the nation courts destruction by refusing the “new birth” God offers (John 3:3-5;James 1:18).

Hosea 13:13 shows Israel as a child resisting birth while judgment’s contractions press hard. Everything needed for life is in place, yet folly locks the nation in rebellion, making disaster inevitable. Wisdom heeds God’s decisive moment, yields, and steps into the life He stands ready to give.

(1)For it is time, he should not tarry at the place of the breaking forth of children; or rather,

(2)When it is time, he does not place himself at (literally,stand) or comeforward to the opening of the womb; and some translateעֵתִ

(3) "at the time," but that would rather requireלְעֵת; it might, indeed, be duration of time, and Aben Ezra so renders it: "Therefore at the time he will not stand in the breaking forth of children." Also Wunsche: "He is an unwise son, for at the time he stands not in the breaking forth of children." It might be expressed, as in the Authorized Version, with a slight modification; thus: For otherwisehe would not stand long time in the place of the breaking forth of children. The figure is now shifted from the mother to the child; such abrupt and sudden transitions are not infrequent in Scripture, especially in the Pauline Epistles (setup. e.g.2 Corinthians 3:13-16). The danger is represented as extreme, as may be inferred from the similar expression, "The children are come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth." A perilous period in Israel's history is indicated, and to escape the danger he must make no tarrying, but advance at once into the new life of faith and repentance. Kimchi has the following comment: "Because he has compared his pains to the pain of a woman in travail, he says, 'The children are not wise,' as if he said, 'The coming generations, who have seen their fathers in affliction because of their iniquities, are not wise, and do not consider that distress has overtaken their fathers because of their iniquity; and turn not from the evil deeds of their fathers, but have done wickedness like them.'" He adds: "There are children lively by nature in their coming forth out of the womb; so also would these, if they were wise, not stay a single hour in distress, but immediately On returning to the Lord be delivered out of their distress." The LXX. omit the negative and renderמי byἐν συντριβῇ: "This wise son of thine [employed ironically] shall not stand [or, 'endure'] in the destruction of his children or people."

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