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What does Hosea 5:11 mean?

"Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols."

— Hosea 5:11 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

8

“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!

9

Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.

10

The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.

11

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

12

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

13

“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

14

For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

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