Hosea 5:12
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 5 connects to 7 cross-references. God addresses priests, Israel, and the house of the king: they are all ensnared by harlotry at Mizpah and Tabor. Their deeds do not permit returning to God. Ephraim and Judah will be eaten by worms and moth until they …
Other Translations
Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
And I <FI>am<Fi> as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.
And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.
Cross References
And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old …
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my …
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than …
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.