Hosea 5:12

And I will be like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Ephraim has been enduring malicious slander and broken judgment, because he began to go after filth.

13And Ephraim saw his own weakness, and Judah his chains. And Ephraim went to Assur, and he sent to the Avenging king. But he will not be able to heal you, nor is he able to release you from your chains.

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:4A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.

Isaiah 51:8For the worm will consume them like a garment, and the moth will devour them like wool. But my salvation will be forever, and my justice will be from generation to generation.

Mark 9:43where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 5:9-15

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 758.) 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin. 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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