World English Bible
Hosea 5:12
“Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.”
Verse in context — Hosea 5
10
The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.
11
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
12
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
14
For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
About Hosea
God’s steadfast love for His unfaithful people, symbolized through Hosea’s marriage.
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