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Atomic Bible
Hosea 13:11
So in My anger I gave you a king,
from Death and Resurrection, Hosea 13:9-14
What it says

The LORD gave a king in anger and took him away in wrath.

What it is doing

This verse reframes Israel's monarchy as part of divine judgment rather than rescue.

In context

9You are destroyed, O Israel, 10Where is your king now 11So in My anger I gave you a king, 12The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; 13Labor pains come upon him, 14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol;