10 The princes of Judah have become
    like (A)those who move the landmark;
upon them I will pour out
    my wrath like water.
11 Ephraim is (B)oppressed, crushed in judgment,
    because he was determined to go after filth.[a]
12 But I am (C)like a moth to Ephraim,
    and (D)like dry rot to the house of Judah.

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  1. Hosea 5:11 Or to follow human precepts

10 Judah’s leaders are like those
    who move boundary stones.(A)
I will pour out my wrath(B) on them
    like a flood of water.
11 Ephraim is oppressed,
    trampled in judgment,
    intent on pursuing idols.[a](C)
12 I am like a moth(D) to Ephraim,
    like rot(E) to the people of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.