Hosea 5:3

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.

² And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

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.

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.

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
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
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Hebrews 4:13
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
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Hosea 8:11
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
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1 Kings 12:26–33
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
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Isaiah 7:17
The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
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Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
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Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
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Isaiah 7:5
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
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