Hosea 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 14

¹ Hear this, O priests, and attend, house of Israel. And give ear, house of the king. For the judgment is toward you, because you have been a snare to Mizpeh, and a net spread on Tabor.

² And revolters have gone deep in slaughtering, and I chasten all of them.

³ I know Ephraim, and Israel has not hidden from me. For now, O Ephraim, you have fornicated; Israel is defiled.

Read full chapter in the Bible Reader

Chapter Summary

Jehovah's judgments against the priests, the people, and the rulers of Israel.

Key Hebrew Words

מִשְׁפָּט judgment H4941 · TWOT 2443c

זָנָה commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563

יָדַע know H3045 · TWOT 848

עָוֺן iniquity H5771 · TWOT 1577a

כֹּהֵן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a

שַׁ֫חַל lion H7826 · TWOT 2363a

People & Context

Ephraim

The northern tribe Jehovah knows is defiled; turns to Assyria for healing but cannot be cured

Israel

The nation whose pride testifies against it; stumbles in its iniquity and seeks Jehovah in vain

Judah

The southern kingdom whose rulers move boundary stones; Jehovah will pour wrath on them like water

Benjamin

The tribe roused with alarm-trumpets at Gibeah and Ramah as judgment advances

King Jareb

An Assyrian king Ephraim appeals to for help, but he cannot heal their wound

Read Hosea 5 in the KJ3 Reader

Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.

Open in Bible Reader

Hosea 4 Hosea Hosea 6