Hosea 5:3

¹ “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.

² The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I will chastise them all.

I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.

⁴ Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.

⁵ Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
KJV: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
WEB: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.
ASV: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.
DARBY: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, Ephraim, thou hast committed whoredom; Israel is defiled.
BLB: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me; for now, you engage in prositution, O Ephraim; Israel is defiled.

ÅB: Jeg kjenner Efra'im, og Israel er ikke skjult for meg; for nå har du drevet utukt, Efra'im! Israel er blitt urent.
OTB: Jeg kjenner Efraim,
Og Israel er ikke skjult for meg;
For nå, Efraim, har du oppført deg løsaktig,
Israel har gjort seg uren.
B1930: Jeg kjenner Efra'im, og Israel er ikke skjult for mig; for nu har du drevet utukt, Efra'im! Israel er blitt urent.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Amos 3:2
“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
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Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
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Hosea 8:11
Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
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1 Kings 12:26–33
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
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Isaiah 7:17
The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
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Hosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
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Hosea 6:4
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
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Isaiah 7:5
For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
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