Hosea 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Hosea 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.”

Hosea 5:12 — World English Bible

Hosea 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. ”

Hosea 5:12 — American Standard Version

Hosea 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I <FI>am<Fi> as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.”

Hosea 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. ”

Hosea 5:12 — Darby Translation

Hosea 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore wil I be vnto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Iudah as a rottennesse.”

Hosea 5:12 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 5:12 in Context — Hosea 5

10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

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

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king 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 young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

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What Does Hosea 5:12 Mean?

Hosea 5:12 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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