Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness, 1 and Judah saw his wound, 1 then Ephraim went to Assyria, 1 and Judah sent messengers to the great king. 1 But he was not able to cure you people 1 or heal your wound. 1

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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.

In Context

12So I will be like a moth to Ephraim, 1 and like rot to the house of Judah. 1

14So I will be like a lion to Ephraim, 1 and like a young lion to the house of Judah. 1 I, even I, will tear and go away; 1 I will carry them off, 1 and there will be no one to rescue them. 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. He carried away the people to Assyria.

2 Chronicles 28:16At that time King Ahaz sent messengers to the kings of Assyria to ask them to help him.

2 Chronicles 28:21For Ahaz plundered the house of Yahweh and the houses of the king and the leaders, to give the valuable things to the kings of Assyria. But doing this did not benefit him.

Jeremiah 30:14All of your lovers have forgotten you. They will not look for you, 1 for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy and the discipline of a cruel master 1 because of your many iniquities and your innumerable sins. 1

Hosea 7:11Ephraim is like a dove, gullible and without sense, 1 calling out to Egypt, 1 then flying to Assyria.

Hosea 10:6They will be carried to Assyria 1 as a present for the great king. 1 Ephraim will be disgraced, 1 and Israel will be ashamed of its idol. 1

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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