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Hosea 5:13-15
EasyEnglish Bible
Hosea 5:13-15
EasyEnglish Bible
13 Ephraim's people knew that they were not well.
Judah's people knew that they had wounds.
Ephraim's leaders expected Assyria to help them.
They asked Assyria's great king for help.
But he is not able to make you well.[a]
He cannot make your wounds better.
14 I will attack Ephraim's people like a lion.
I will also attack Judah's people like a young lion.
I myself will tear them into pieces.
I will carry them away.
Nobody will be able to rescue them.
15 Then I will return to my place.
I will leave them to receive their full punishment.
When they have suffered enough, they will turn back to me.
They will want to serve me again.’
Footnotes
- 5:13 Judah's people asked Assyria for help after Syria and Israel attacked them in 734 BC.
Hosea 5:13-15
New International Version
Hosea 5:13-15
New International Version
13 “When Ephraim(A) saw his sickness,
and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,(B)
and sent to the great king for help.(C)
But he is not able to cure(D) you,
not able to heal your sores.(E)
14 For I will be like a lion(F) to Ephraim,
like a great lion to Judah.
I will tear them to pieces(G) and go away;
I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.(H)
15 Then I will return to my lair(I)
until they have borne their guilt(J)
and seek my face(K)—
in their misery(L)
they will earnestly seek me.(M)”
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