Hosea 5:3

The Priests Are A Snare

² Rebels are deeply involved in slaughter;
I will be a punishment for all of them.
³ I know Ephraim,
and Israel is not hidden from Me.
For now, Ephraim,
you have acted promiscuously;
Israel is defiled.
⁴ Their actions do not allow them
to return to their God,
for a spirit of promiscuity is among them,
and they do not know the Lord.

Played the Harlot

Ephraim

Israel

Amos 3:2

I have known only you
out of all the clans of the earth;
therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Genesis 48:19-20

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”

Deuteronomy 33:17

His firstborn bull has splendor,
and horns like those of a wild ox;
he gores all the peoples with them
to the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.

1 Kings 12:26-33

Jeroboam said to himself, “The way things are going now, the kingdom might return to the house of David.

1 Kings 14:14-16

The Lord will raise up for Himself a king over Israel, who will eliminate the house of Jeroboam. This is the day, yes, even today!

Isaiah 7:5

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say,

Isaiah 7:8-9

The head of Aram is Damascus,
the head of Damascus is Rezin
(within 65 years
Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),

Isaiah 7:17

The Lord will bring on you, your people, and the house of your father, such a time as has never been since Ephraim separated from Judah—the king of Assyria is coming.”

Ezekiel 23:5-21

“Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

Hosea 4:17-18

Ephraim is attached to idols;
leave him alone!

Hosea 5:9

Ephraim will become a desolation
on the day of punishment;
I announce what is certain
among the tribes of Israel.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
for he is determined to follow what is worthless.

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria
and sent a delegation to the great king.
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

Hosea 6:4

What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your loyalty is like the morning mist
and like the early dew that vanishes.

Hosea 8:11

When Ephraim multiplied his altars for sin,
they became his altars for sinning.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

Amos 5:12

For I know your crimes are many
and your sins innumerable.
They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,
and deprive the poor of justice at the gates.

Hebrews 4:13

No creature is hidden from Him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.

Revelation 3:15

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.