1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. KJRV — Hosea 5:1
2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. KJRV — Hosea 5:2
3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. KJRV — Hosea 5:3
4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. KJRV — Hosea 5:4
5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them. KJRV — Hosea 5:5
6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. KJRV — Hosea 5:6
7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions. KJRV — Hosea 5:7
8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin. KJRV — Hosea 5:8
9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. KJRV — Hosea 5:9
10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. KJRV — Hosea 5:10
11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. KJRV — Hosea 5:11
12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. KJRV — Hosea 5:12
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, (Hosea 6:1; Hosea 7:1; Matthew 9:12) then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. KJRV — Hosea 5:13
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. KJRV — Hosea 5:14
15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. KJRV — Hosea 5:15