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12 Therefore I am like maggots to Ephraim
    and like rottenness to the house of Judah.(A)
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness
    and Judah his wound,
then Ephraim went to Assyria
    and sent to the great king.[a]
But he is not able to cure you
    or heal your wound.(B)

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  1. 5.13 Cn: Heb to a king who will contend

12 Therefore I will consume[a] Ephraim like a moth,
    and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes.
13 When Ephraim examined his illness
    and Judah his injury,
then Ephraim went to Assyria,
    and inquired of the great king;
but he could not cure you
    nor heal your injury.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:12 The Heb. lacks will consume