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10 The princes of Judah have become
    like those who move a boundary line;[a](A)
Upon them I will pour out
    my wrath like water.
11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed by judgment,
    for he has willingly gone after filth![b]
12 I am like a moth for Ephraim,(B)
    like rot for the house of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:10 Move a boundary line: invasion by Judah (v. 8) is compared to a case of social injustice (Dt 19:14; 27:17; Prv 23:10–11).
  2. 5:11 Filth: Ephraim’s reliance on foreign nations and their gods.

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.