New International Version (NIV)
13Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him,
but he is a child without wisdom;
when the time arrives,
he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.
Hosea 13:13
Hosea 13:13 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
13The pains of childbirth come on him;
He is not a wise son,
For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
13The pains of childbirth come on him;
But he is not a wise son,
For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change].
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
13Labor pains come upon him,
but he is an unwise son.
When the time arrives,
he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.
American Standard Version (ASV)
13The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of children.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
13The sorowes of a trauailing woman shall come vpon him: he is an vnwise sonne, els would he not stande still at the time, euen at the breaking forth of the children.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
13The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him.
He is an unwise son,
for when it is time, he doesn’t come to the opening of the womb.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
13They will suffer pain like a woman having a baby.
They are like foolish children.
It is time for them to be born.
But they don’t have the sense to come out of their mother’s body.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
13They will be in pain like a woman who is giving birth.
Her child is foolish. He refuses to be born!
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
13Pangs of a travailing woman come to him, || He [is] not a wise son, || For he does not remain [at] the time for the breaking forth of sons.