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But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores. <a href="/nlt/hosea/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> “When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria— to the great king there— but he could neither help nor cure them. <a href="/esv/hosea/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound. <a href="/bsb/hosea/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. <a href="/kjv/hosea/5.htm">King James Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/5.htm">New King James Version</a> “When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound. <a href="/nasb_/hosea/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his sore, Ephraim then went to Assyria And sent word to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you, Or to cure you of your sore. <a href="/nasb/hosea/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you, Or to cure you of your wound. <a href="/nasb77/hosea/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you, Or to cure you of your wound. <a href="/lsb/hosea/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his sore, So Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you Or to cure you of your sore. <a href="/amp/hosea/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria [instead of the LORD] And sent to [Assyria’s] great King Jareb [for help]. But he cannot heal you Nor will he cure you of your wound [received in judgment]. <a href="/csb/hosea/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/hosea/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/hosea/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. <a href="/cev/hosea/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Israel and Judah saw their sickness and wounds, Israel asked help from Assyria and its mighty king. But the king cannot cure them or heal their wounds. <a href="/erv/hosea/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither shall he cure you of your wound. <a href="/gwt/hosea/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "When Ephraim saw that he was sick and when Judah saw his own wounds, Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help. But the king couldn't cure them or heal their wounds. <a href="/gnt/hosea/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When Israel saw how sick she was and when Judah saw her own wounds, then Israel went to Assyria to ask the great emperor for help, but he could not cure them or heal their wounds. <a href="/isv/hosea/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/hosea/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. <a href="/net/hosea/5.htm">NET Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and begged its great king for help. But he will not be able to heal you! He cannot cure your wound! <a href="/nheb/hosea/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "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. <a href="/wbt/hosea/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet he could not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. <a href="/web/hosea/5.htm">World English Bible</a> “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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Ephraim sees his sickness, and Judah his wound, "" And Ephraim goes to Asshur, "" And sends to a warlike king, "" And he is not able to give healing to you, "" Nor does he remove a scar from you. <a href="/ylt/hosea/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And see doth Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, And Ephraim goeth unto Asshur, And sendeth unto a warlike king, And he is not able to give healing to you, Nor doth he remove from you a scar. <a href="/slt/hosea/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Ephraim will see his disease and Judah his wound, and Ephraim will go to Assur, and he will send to king Jareb: and he will not be able to heal for you, and he will not remove from you the wound.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Ephraim saw his own weakness, and Judah his chains. And Ephraim went to Assur, and he sent to the Avenging king. But he will not be able to heal you, nor is he able to release you from your chains. <a href="/nabre/hosea/5.htm">New American Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his infirmity, and Judah his sore, Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he cannot heal you, nor take away your sore. <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wounds, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king; but he cannot heal you nor cure you of your wounds. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Aphreim saw his sicknesses and Yehuda his diseases and Aphreim went on to Assyria and he sent to the King who was great and he not could heal you, and he will not heal you your diseases<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria, And sent to King Contentious; But he is not able to heal you, Neither shall he cure you of your wound. <a href="/sep/hosea/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Ephraim saw his disease, and Judas his pain; then Ephraim went to the Assyrians, and sent ambassadors to king Jarim: but he could not heal you, and your pain shall in nowise cease from you. <a href="/parallel/hosea/5-13.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=795" 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> …12So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah. 13<a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (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.">When Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: ḥā·lə·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity.">his sickness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4205.htm" title="4205: mə·zō·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A wound. Or mazor; from zuwr in the sense of binding up; a bandage, i.e. Remedy; hence, a sore.">his wound,</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (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.">then Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">Assyria</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">and sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3377.htm" title="3377: yā·rêḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Let him contend, the name of an Assyr. king. From riyb; he will contend; Jareb, a symbolical name for Assyria.">the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">king.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">But he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: lir·pō (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">cure</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1455.htm" title="1455: yiḡ·heh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To depart, be cured or healed. A primitive root; to remove.">heal</a> <a href="/hebrew/mik·kem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4205.htm" title="4205: mā·zō·wr (N-ms) -- A wound. Or mazor; from zuwr in the sense of binding up; a bandage, i.e. Remedy; hence, a sore.">your wound.</a> 14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue 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/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-9</a> So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” / Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. / So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16-21</a> At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. / The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives. / The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. ... <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12-15</a> For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. / There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. ... <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Ezekiel 23:5-9</a> Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors / clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds. / She offered sexual favors to all the elite of Assyria. She defiled herself with all the idols of those for whom she lusted. ... <a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-9</a> Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ... <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17</a> All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. <a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19-20</a> Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom. / Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land. <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a> You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself. <a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Jeremiah 2:18</a> Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates? <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Jeremiah 46:11</a> Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing. <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Ezekiel 16:26-29</a> You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger. / Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct. / Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied. ... <a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12</a> On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. <a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-26</a> And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.his wound.<a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12,14</a> For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous… <a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9</a> For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.went.<a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a> Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.<a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Hosea 10:6</a> It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.<a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a> Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.to king Jareb.<a href="/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20,21</a> And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not… <a href="/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Jeremiah 30:15</a> Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-22.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Assyrian</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm">Contentious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Cure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Jareb</a> <a href="/hosea/5-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/daniel/6-14.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Sores</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/daniel/10-15.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Warlike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Wound</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/10-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Assyrian</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Contentious</a> <a href="/matthew/8-7.htm">Cure</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Jareb</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Sores</a> <a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Warlike</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Wound</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound Ephraim, representing the northern kingdom of Israel, and Judah, the southern kingdom, are depicted as recognizing their spiritual and political ailments. The "sickness" and "wound" symbolize the consequences of their idolatry and rebellion against God. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic tradition of using physical ailments to describe spiritual and moral decay (<a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a>). The division between Ephraim and Judah highlights the fractured state of the once-united Israelite kingdom.then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king In their desperation, Ephraim sought help from Assyria, a rising power in the ancient Near East. This reflects a historical context where Israel and Judah often sought alliances with foreign powers rather than relying on God (<a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19-20</a>). The "great king" refers to the Assyrian monarch, likely Tiglath-Pileser III, known for his military campaigns and expansionist policies. This action demonstrates a lack of faith in God's ability to deliver and heal them, contrasting with the biblical call to trust in the Lord alone (<a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>).But he cannot cure you or heal your wound The prophet Hosea emphasizes the futility of seeking salvation from human powers. Despite Assyria's might, it cannot provide the spiritual healing that Israel and Judah need. This statement underscores the biblical theme that true healing and restoration come only from God (<a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a>). It serves as a prophetic warning that reliance on worldly powers leads to disappointment and further judgment, as seen in the eventual Assyrian conquest of Israel (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>). This also foreshadows the ultimate healing and redemption found in Jesus Christ, who is the true source of spiritual restoration (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a> Represents the northern kingdom of Israel, often used synonymously with Israel in the prophetic books. Ephraim was the largest tribe and thus symbolized the whole northern kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, distinct from Ephraim, yet also guilty of turning away from God. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> A powerful empire during the time of Hosea, known for its military might and often seen as a threat to Israel and Judah. Ephraim sought help from Assyria instead of turning to God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_king.htm">The Great King</a> Refers to the king of Assyria, whom Ephraim sought for assistance, highlighting their misplaced trust in human power rather than divine intervention. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sickness_and_wound.htm">Sickness and Wound</a> Metaphors for the spiritual and moral decay of Israel and Judah, indicating their need for repentance and divine healing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/m/misplaced_trust.htm">Misplaced Trust</a> Israel's reliance on Assyria instead of God serves as a warning against placing our trust in worldly powers or solutions. We must seek God first in times of trouble. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sickness.htm">Spiritual Sickness</a> The "sickness" and "wound" symbolize the deeper spiritual issues that require divine intervention. Recognize and address spiritual decay through repentance and seeking God's healing. <a href="/topical/d/divine_healing.htm">Divine Healing</a> Only God can truly heal our deepest wounds. Human solutions are temporary and insufficient for spiritual restoration. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a> The call to repentance is central. Acknowledge our sins and turn back to God, who is always ready to forgive and restore. <a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons.htm">Historical Lessons</a> Learn from the history of Israel and Judah. Their mistakes are recorded for our instruction, urging us to remain faithful to God.<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/what_are_israel's_other_names.htm">What are the different names for Israel?</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/why_does_ephraim_renounce_idols_in_hosea.htm">Why does Hosea 14:8 speak of Ephraim renouncing idols, yet later passages suggest the Northern Kingdom never fully returned from exile?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hosea_9_3_align_with_history.htm">In Hosea 9:3, how does the claim that Israel would return to Egypt align with historical records that show no major return after the Exodus?</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>(13) To the Assyrian.--Their adversity leads Ephraim to seek protection from their formidable foe instead of turning to the Lord. (On "Jareb," see Excursus.)EXCURSUS A: ON JAREB (Hosea 5:13).Schrader, in his "Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament," has the following note:--"King Combat, or Contention (Jareb), is not a proper name--none such being found in the Assyrian lists. In the prevailing uncertainty respecting Biblical chronology, it is hard to determine what Assyrian monarch is meant by this appellative. If we are to understand Salmanassar III. (781-772) as the king in <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm" title="Therefore shall a tumult arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces on her children.">Hosea 10:14</a>, under the name Salman, the allusion here may be to Assur-dan-ilu (771-754), who conducted a series of expeditions to the West." But when we turn to Schrader's comment on <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm" title="Therefore shall a tumult arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces on her children.">Hosea 10:14</a>, we find that he abandons the theory that Salman is Salmanassar III. (see ad. Loc.). On the other hand, Tiglath-pileser, whom Schrader and Sir H. Rawlinson identify with the Pul of Scripture, was a warrior of great prowess, to whom such a designation as "King Combat" from Hosea and his contemporaries would admirably apply. The verse might then be taken to refer to the events of the reign of Menahem (<a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm" title="And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.">2Kings 15:19</a>, see also Introduction). But this explanation, probable as it is, is complicated with questions of Biblical chronology. (See Introduction).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to King Jareb. Both kingdoms became conscious of their disease and decline; Ephraim felt its sickness or internal consumption, Judah its wound or external corruption (mazor, a festering wound, from zur, to squeeze out); they were both conscious of rottenness in their condition. That diseased condition was rather spiritual apostasy than political adversity, though these were connected as cause and effect. But, instead of applying to Jehovah, Ephraim had recourse to Assyria and its king for health and help, but in vain; for no earthly power could avert the Divine judgments. The punishment threatened in the twelfth verse prompts the efforts to obtain succor mentioned in this. The general sense of the verse is given by Kimchi as follows: "When Ephraim and Judah saw that the enemies were constantly invading and plundering them, they seek help from the King of Assyria; but turn not back to me, nor seek help from me, but from flesh and blood, which, however, cannot help them when it is not my pleasure." (1) Some, as the Jewish interpreters, refer the first clause as a matter of course to Ephraim, but the second to Judah; thus, Jerome in like manner understands Ephraim's visit of that to Pul, recorded in <a href="/2_kings/15.htm">2 Kings 15</a>, and the message of Judah to Tiglath-pileser (<a href="/2_kings/16.htm">2 Kings 16</a>.); but an interval of thirty years lay between the two events thus described as synchronous. Rashi explains the former clause of Hoshea's visit to Shalmaneser the King of Assyria, and the second of Ahaz's to Tiglath-pileser; Kimchi, again, refers the former to Menahem visiting Pul, and the second of Ahaz to Tiglath-pileser (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">2 Chronicles 28:21</a>). But (2) Ephraim is the subject in both clauses, so that there is no need of a supposed reference to Judah in the second. Calvin correctly restricts them both to Ephraim, and accounts for the restriction as follows: "Why, then, does he name only Ephraim? Even because the beginning of this evil commenced in the kingdom of Israel; for they were the first who went to the King of Assur, that they might, by his help, resist their neighbors, the Syrians; the Jews afterwards followed their example. Since, then, the Israelites afforded a precedent to the Jews to send for aids of this kind, the prophet expressly confines his discourse to them." He admits, however, that the accusation had respect to both in common; or Ephraim may have applied on behalf of Judah as well as for herself. There is much diversity of opinion with regard to the word "Jareb." Some take it (1) for a proper name, either of an Assyrian king or of some place or city in the country of Assyria. as the LXX., Aben Ezra, and Kimchi; but the absence of the article is opposed to this, neither is <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a>, "and Zechariah reigned as king" (vayyimloch melech), a proper parallel. Others . . . <a href="/commentaries/hosea/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Ephraim אֶפְרַ֜יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) 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 saw וַיַּ֨רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see his sickness חָלְי֗וֹ (ḥā·lə·yōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2483.htm">Strong's 2483: </a> Malady, anxiety, calamity and Judah וִֽיהוּדָה֙ (wî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | 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 his wound, מְזֹר֔וֹ (mə·zō·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4205.htm">Strong's 4205: </a> A bandage, remedy, a sore then Ephraim אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim) 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 turned וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Assyria אַשּׁ֔וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur and sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the great יָרֵ֑ב (yā·rêḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3377.htm">Strong's 3377: </a> Jareb -- 'let him contend', the name of an Assyrian king king. מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king But he וְה֗וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are cannot לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cure לִרְפֹּ֣א (lir·pō) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure you לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> [or] וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no heal יִגְהֶ֥ה (yiḡ·heh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1455.htm">Strong's 1455: </a> To depart, be cured or healed your wound. מָזֽוֹר׃ (mā·zō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4205.htm">Strong's 4205: </a> A bandage, remedy, a sore <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/5-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 5:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 5:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 5:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 5:14" /></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>