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11 Ephraim is (A)oppressed, crushed in judgment,
(B)Because he was determined to [a]walk after man’s command.
12 Therefore I am like a (C)moth to Ephraim
And like rottenness to the house of Judah.
13 Then Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his sore,
So Ephraim went to (D)Assyria
And sent to [b](E)King Jareb.
But he is (F)unable to heal you
Or to cure you of your sore.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:11 Some ancient versions follow nothingness
  2. Hosea 5:13 Or the avenging king, the great king