Hosea 5:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Therefore I am like a mothכָעָ֖שׁ
(cha·'ash)
6211: a mothfrom ashesh
to Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִם
(le·'ef·ra·yim;)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
And like rottennessוְכָרָקָ֖ב
(ve·cha·ra·kav)
7538: rottenness, decayfrom raqeb
to the houseלְבֵ֥ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Judah.יְהוּדָֽה׃
(ye·hu·dah.)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
as a moth
`ash  (awsh)
a moth -- moth.
and to the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
as rottenness
raqab  (raw-kawb')
decay (by caries) -- rottenness (thing).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim And like rottenness to the house of Judah.

King James Bible
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I am like rot to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah.

International Standard Version
Therefore I will consume Ephraim like a moth, and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes.

NET Bible
I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot to the house of Judah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will destroy Ephraim as a moth destroys clothing. I will destroy the nation of Judah as rot destroys wood.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
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