Book of Hosea Chapter 7 Vs. 13

 THE CONFUSION OF THE NATION

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. Hos. 7:13

This brief unit begins on an ominous note. Woe (’ôy) suggests impending doom (cf. Num. 21:29; Jer. 4:13, 4:31, alas; Jer. 48:46), as the next sentence (cf. Destruction to them) clearly shows.

because they have... The basis for judgment was Israel’s rebellion (cf. Hos. 8:1; 13:16) against the Lord (because they have strayed from Me and because they have rebelled against Me).

though I have... Despite His desire to save them (God said, I long to redeem them), they had spoken lies against Him. The word for redeem (pāḏâh) is used frequently to describe the deliverance from Egypt (cf. Deut. 7:8; 9:26; 13:5; 15:15; 24:18; 2Sam. 7:23; Psm. 78:42; Mic. 6:4). In this context lies probably refers to Israel’s practical denial of God’s redemptive ability, expressed through her attempts to find security through other nations.

because they have... This is the reason for all destruction from God; it has always been the cause and it always will be.

They have left the safety of their God and sought others. The safest place for a bird is in his own nest. The destruction comes on them, because they have transgressed God's law. God was their redeemer. They have become unfaithful to Him. It appears their lying here, is a denial of God.

Woe to them that they have strayed from Me! Damnation to them that they have rebelled against Me! While I would have redeemed them they spoke lies about Me.