Hosea 5:11-13

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹¹Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment,
because its people are determined to chase idols.^[a]
¹²I will destroy Ephraim as a moth destroys clothing.
I will destroy the nation of Judah as rot destroys wood.

¹³“When Ephraim saw that he was sick
and when Judah saw his own wounds,
Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help.^[b]
But the king couldn’t cure them or heal their wounds.

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