12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as a rottenness.

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then went Ephraim unto [a]Assyria, and sent unto King [b]Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a lion’s whelp, to the house of Judah: I, even I will spoil and go away: I will take away, and none shall rescue it.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:13 Instead of seeking for remedy at God’s hand.
  2. Hosea 5:13 Who was king of the Assyrians.

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