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12 But I am like a maggot to Ephraim
    and like rottenness to the house of Judah.
13 And when Ephraim saw his illness,
    and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria,
    he sent to the great king.[a]
But he was unable to cure you
    and heal your wound.

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  1. Hosea 5:13 Some translate literally “King Jareb” (see the NASB, NKJV)

12 Therefore I am like a (A)moth to Ephraim,
And like rottenness to the house of Judah.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his [a]sore,
Ephraim then went to (B)Assyria
And sent word to [b](C)King Jareb.
But he is (D)unable to heal you,
Or to cure you of your [c]sore.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:13 Or ulcer
  2. Hosea 5:13 Or another reading is the great king; or the contentious king
  3. Hosea 5:13 Or ulcer