Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
New American Standard Bible
And like rottenness to the house of Judah.
King James Version
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Holman Bible
and like decay to the house of Judah.
International Standard Version
Therefore I will consume Ephraim like a moth, and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes.
A Conservative Version
Therefore I am to Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
American Standard Version
Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Amplified
Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim
And like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].
Bible in Basic English
And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.
Darby Translation
And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Julia Smith Translation
And I as a moth to Ephraim, and as rottenness to the house of Judah.
King James 2000
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I [am] like a maggot to Ephraim and like rottenness to the house of Judah.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore I am as a moth to Ephraim, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as a caterpillar.
NET Bible
I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot to the house of Judah.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, was like a moth, to Ephraim, - and like rotten wood to the house of Judah.
Webster
Therefore will I be to Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
World English Bible
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I am as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.
Themes
Moth » Destructive of garments
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 5:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Priests Are A Snare
11 Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols. 12 Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness. 13 "When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 51:8
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation to all generations."
Job 13:28
though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
Isaiah 50:9
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he who shall condemn me? Behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
Jonah 4:7
But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that it withered.
Mark 9:43-48
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,