10. Where is your king? Can he save you in any of your cities? Where are your judges? You asked for them, saying, ‘Give me a king and leaders.’
11. I was angry, and I gave you a king. And when I became very angry, I took him away.
12. “Ephraim tried to hide his guilt. He thought his sins were a secret, but he will be punished.
13. His punishment will be like the pain of a woman giving birth. He will not be a wise son. The time will come for his birth, and he will not survive.
14. “I will save them from the grave. I will rescue them from death. Death, where are your diseases? Grave, where is your power? I am not looking for revenge.