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Hosea 5:1-3
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Hosea 5:1-3
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The Leaders Cause Israel and Judah to Sin
5 “Priests, nation[a] of Israel, and people in the king’s family, listen to me. You have been judged guilty!
“You were like a trap at Mizpah[b] and like a net spread on the ground at Tabor.[c] 2 You have done many evil things,[d] so I will punish you all. 3 I know Ephraim. I know what Israel has done. Ephraim, right now you act like a prostitute. Israel is dirty with sin.
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- Hosea 5:1 nation Literally, “house.” This might mean the royal family of that country. Also in verse 14.
- Hosea 5:1 Mizpah A mountain in Israel. The people worshiped the false gods on many of the hills and mountains.
- Hosea 5:1 Tabor A mountain in Israel.
- Hosea 5:2 You … evil things The Hebrew text here is hard to understand. It seems to be a wordplay of some kind.
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