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Judah, too, will fall with them. <a href="/esv/hosea/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them. <a href="/bsb/hosea/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them. <a href="/kjv/hosea/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/5.htm">New King James Version</a> The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them. <a href="/nasb_/hosea/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Moreover, the pride of Israel testifies against him, And Israel and Ephraim stumble in their wrongdoing; Judah also has stumbled with them. <a href="/nasb/hosea/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Moreover, the pride of Israel testifies against him, And Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also has stumbled with them. <a href="/nasb77/hosea/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Moreover, the pride of Israel testifies against him, And Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also has stumbled with them. <a href="/lsb/hosea/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moreover, the pride of Israel answers against him, And Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also has stumbled with them. <a href="/amp/hosea/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But the pride and self-reliance of Israel testifies against him. Therefore Israel, and [especially] Ephraim, stumble and fall in their wickedness and guilt; Judah also has stumbled with them. <a href="/csb/hosea/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Israel’s arrogance testifies against them. Both Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their iniquity; even Judah will stumble with them. <a href="/hcsb/hosea/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Israel&#8217s arrogance testifies against them. Both Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their wickedness; even Judah will stumble with them. <a href="/asv/hosea/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them. <a href="/cev/hosea/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Israel, your pride testifies to your guilt; it makes you stumble, and Judah stumbles too. <a href="/erv/hosea/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them. <a href="/gwt/hosea/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The people of Israel's arrogance testifies against them. Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their sins, and Judah stumbles with them. <a href="/gnt/hosea/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. Their sins make them stumble and fall, and the people of Judah fall with them. <a href="/isv/hosea/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> The arrogance of Israel testifies against him; therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity, and Judah with them. <a href="/msb/hosea/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Israel?s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them. <a href="/net/hosea/5.htm">NET Bible</a> The arrogance of Israel testifies against it; Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity. Even Judah will be brought down with them. <a href="/nheb/hosea/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them. <a href="/wbt/hosea/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. <a href="/web/hosea/5.htm">World English Bible</a> The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And humbled has been the excellence of Israel to his face, "" And Israel and Ephraim stumble by their iniquity, "" Judah has also stumbled with them. <a href="/ylt/hosea/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And Israel and Ephraim stumble by their iniquity, Stumbled also hath Judah with them. <a href="/slt/hosea/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the pride of Israel was humbled in his face, and Israel and Ephraim shall be weak in their iniquity; Judah also being weak with them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity, Juda also shall fall with them. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the arrogance of Israel will answer to his face. And Israel and Ephraim will fall in their iniquity, and even Judah will fall with them. <a href="/nabre/hosea/5.htm">New American Bible</a> The arrogance of Israel bears witness against him; Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their iniquity, and Judah stumbles with them. <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Israel’s pride testifies against him; Ephraim stumbles in his guilt; Judah also stumbles with them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the pride of Israel shall be humbled before his presence; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the honor of Israel shall be humbled before him, and Israel and Aphrim will be subverted in their evil, and Yehuda also will be subverted with them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But the pride of Israel shall testify to his face; And Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity, Judah also shall stumble with them. <a href="/sep/hosea/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the pride of Israel shall be brought low before his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquities; and Judas also shall fall with them. <a href="/parallel/hosea/5-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=721" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hosea/5.htm">God's Judgment on Israel and Judah</a> …4Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD. 5<a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: ḡə·’ō·wn- (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">arrogance</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wə·‘ā·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">testifies</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: bə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-b:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">against them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: wə·yiś·rā·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: wə·’ep̄·ra·yim (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">and Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: yik·kā·šə·lū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">stumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ba·‘ă·wō·nām (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">in their iniquity;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kā·šal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">stumbles</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mām (Prep:: 3mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with them.</a> 6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Isaiah 59:12-13</a> For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities: / rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a> Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?” <a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52</a> So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous. <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Amos 3:10</a> “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.” <a href="/micah/3-8.htm">Micah 3:8-9</a> As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin. / Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-2</a> Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. <a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a> For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a> I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a> Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a> And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? <a href="/2_corinthians/12-20.htm">2 Corinthians 12:20-21</a> For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. / I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5-6</a> For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. <a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18-19</a> For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. / Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. <a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-6</a> Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the pride of Israel does testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.the pride.<a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10</a> And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.<a href="/proverbs/30-13.htm">Proverbs 30:13</a> There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.<a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.testify.<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9</a> They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.<a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Isaiah 59:12</a> For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;<a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7</a> O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.fall in.<a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Hosea 4:5</a> Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.<a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1</a> O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.<a href="/proverbs/11-5.htm">Proverbs 11:5,21</a> The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness… Judah.<a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a> For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.<a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a> For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.<a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">2 Kings 17:19,20</a> Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/daniel/10-12.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/hosea/1-5.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/daniel/11-18.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/daniel/11-12.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Testifies</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/daniel/7-18.htm">Theirs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/7-7.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Testifies</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Theirs</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 5</div>1. <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">The judgments of God are denounced against the priests, people, and princes, </a> 9. <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">both of Israel and Judah, for their manifold sins.</a> 15. <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">An intimation is given of mercy on their repentance.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The phrase highlights the pride and self-reliance of Israel, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. Arrogance here refers to Israel's refusal to acknowledge their dependence on God, choosing instead to trust in their own strength and alliances with foreign nations. This pride is seen as a witness against them, as it leads to their downfall. In biblical context, pride is often condemned (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>), and Israel's arrogance is contrasted with the humility God desires (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>). The testimony against them is not just from God but from their own actions, which reveal their unfaithfulness.Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Ephraim, representing the largest tribe, often symbolizes the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The stumbling indicates a moral and spiritual failure, a result of their persistent sin and idolatry. Iniquity here refers to their deviation from God's laws, particularly their worship of Baal and other Canaanite deities. This stumbling is prophetic of the eventual downfall and exile of the Northern Kingdom by Assyria in 722 BC. The imagery of stumbling is used throughout scripture to denote a fall from grace or a failure to uphold God's commandments (<a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Isaiah 8:14-15</a>).even Judah stumbles with them. Judah, the Southern Kingdom, is also implicated in the sin of Israel, showing that the corruption and idolatry have spread beyond the Northern Kingdom. This serves as a warning that Judah is not immune to judgment despite having the temple in Jerusalem. Historically, Judah would later face its own exile at the hands of Babylon in 586 BC. The inclusion of Judah emphasizes the unity of God's people in their failure and the comprehensive nature of the judgment. This also foreshadows the need for a new covenant, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who would unite both kingdoms under His reign (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> Refers to the Northern Kingdom, often characterized by its rebellion against God and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a> A leading tribe in the Northern Kingdom, often used synonymously with Israel, representing its leadership and influence. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The Southern Kingdom, which, although more faithful than Israel, is also warned of impending judgment due to its sins. 4. <a href="/topical/a/arrogance.htm">Arrogance</a> The pride and self-reliance of Israel, which leads to their downfall and serves as a witness against them. 5. <a href="/topical/i/iniquity.htm">Iniquity</a> The sinful actions and behaviors that cause Israel and Ephraim to stumble, highlighting their moral and spiritual failures.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Pride is a significant spiritual danger that can lead to a fall. Believers must guard against arrogance and self-reliance, recognizing their need for God's guidance and grace. <a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a> The sins of a community or nation can have widespread consequences. Christians are called to intercede for their communities and seek collective repentance and renewal. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin leads to stumbling and separation from God. It is crucial to address sin in our lives promptly and seek God's forgiveness and restoration. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a> The failures of Israel and Judah serve as warnings for us today. We must learn from their mistakes and strive to live in obedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_accountability.htm">Unity in Accountability</a> Just as Judah stumbled with Israel, believers are interconnected. We must support and hold each other accountable in our spiritual journeys.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 5</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israel_and_judah's_joint_fall.htm">Hosea 5:5 – If the text claims Israel and Judah will both stumble, where is the historical or archaeological evidence of a simultaneous downfall as described? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_israel's_other_names.htm">What are the different names for Israel?</a> <a href="/q/hosea_5_7__proof_of_israel's_unfaithfulness.htm">Hosea 5:7 - What proof exists that Israel literally bore 'illegitimate children' due to religious unfaithfulness rather than political alliances?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'sin_brings_forth_death'.htm">What does Hosea 14:5 mean about God's promise?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The pride of Israel may be either the true object of pride and boasting, viz., Jehovah Himself (comp. <a href="/amos/8-7.htm" title="The LORD has sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.">Amos 8:7</a>), or the false object of pride to which they had yielded. The latter interpretation is to be preferred, and is supported by <a href="/amos/6-8.htm" title="The Lord GOD has sworn by himself, said the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.">Amos 6:8</a>. Arrogance led Ephraim, on numerous occasions in earlier sacred history, to resent the supremacy of Judah. This jealousy culminated in the rebellion of Jeroboam I., and characterised their history till the reign of Ahab. Arrogance will be their ruin now; and in this Judah is represented as likewise involved. This last feature is a new note in prophetic utterance. (Comp <a href="/hosea/4-15.htm" title="Though you, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not you to Gilgal, neither go you up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD lives.">Hosea 4:15</a>.) We are therefore justified in regarding Hosea 5 as delivered at a later time than the oracle standing immediately before it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face. This may be understood (1) of Jehovah, who was Israel's glory, as we read in <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7</a> of "the excellency of Israel." This explanation suits at once the sense and the context. They knew not God, notwithstanding the special advantages they enjoyed for that knowledge; they had no liking to the knowledge of' Go,], they did not concern themselves about it; and now Jehovah, who should have been their excellency and glory, but who had been thus slighted by them, will testify against them and bear witness to their face by judgments. But (2) another interpretation recommends itself as equally or more suitable. This interpretation understands "pride" more simply to mean the prosperous state and flourishing condition of which Israel was proud, or rather, perhaps, the haughtiness of Israel, owing to those very circumstances of worldly wealth and greatness. This vain pride and self-exaltation was the great obstacle in the way of their turning to the Lord. If this sense of the word be accepted, the verb had better be rendered" humbled," a meaning which it often has; thus, "humbled shall be the pride of Israel to his face" (that is, in his own sight). Such is the translation of the LXX.: Ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ ὕβρις του Ἰσραήλ εἰς πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, "The pride of Israel shall be brought low before his face;" while the Chaldee translates similarly, "The glory of Israel shall be humbled while they see it;" the Syriac has, "The pride of Israel shall be humbled in his presence," or before his eyes. Aben Ezra also takes the idea of the verb to be humiliation or depression; while Kimchi takes gaon not so much in the sense of the inward feeling, as of those outward circumstances that promoted it - their greatness and grandeur and glory; and, alluding to the words of the Chaldee rendering, "in their sight," he says, "While they are still in their land before their captivity, they shall perceive their humiliation and degradation, instead of the glory which they had at the beginning." Kimchi, however, as well as most other commentators, seems to have understood the verb in the sense of "testify;" thus, "Israel's pride will testify to his face, when he shall take upon him its punishment." Therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. Pride usually goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. The consequence of Israel's pride was the fall here mentioned. The ten tribes composing the northern kingdom fell into gross and grievous sin, and therefore also into long-suffering and sore sorrow. Even Ephraim, that tribe pre-eminent for power as for pride, and the perpetual rival of Judah, shall fall as well as and with the rest. Judah also, that is, Judah proper, and Benjamin, participating in the same evil course, fell like Israel into sin, and, though more than a century later, into ruin. In vers. 6-10 the prophet details the unavailing and ineffectual efforts of Israel to avert, or at least escape from, the threatened judgments. <a href="/commentaries/hosea/5-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Israel’s יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc arrogance גְאֽוֹן־ (ḡə·’ō·wn-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> Arrogance, majesty, ornament testifies וְעָנָ֥ה (wə·‘ā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond against them; בְּפָנָ֑יו (bə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face both Israel וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (wə·yiś·rā·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and Ephraim וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם (wə·’ep̄·ra·yim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory stumble יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙ (yik·kā·šə·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall in their iniquity; בַּעֲוֺנָ֔ם (ba·‘ă·wō·nām) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites stumbles כָּשַׁ֥ל (kā·šal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall with them. עִמָּֽם׃ (‘im·mām) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/5-5.htm">Hosea 5:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 5:5 The pride of Israel testifies to his (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/5-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 5:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 5:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/5-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 5:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 5:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>