Hosea 5:13 BSB — MannaFest

Hosea 5:13

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Hosea 5:13 (420)

"And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah 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." LXX: "And Ephraim saw his weakness, and Judah his pain, and Ephraim went to the Assyrians, and sent ambassadors to king Jareb, and he will not be able to free you, nor will he make an end of your pain." Embassies are not held in Hebrew.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those who repent not that they have offended God by their sins are loth to be beholden to him in their afflictions, but would rather seek relief any where than with him. And what is the consequence?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

When Ephraim saw his sickness - Literally, “And Ephraim saw,” i. e., perceived it. God proceeds to tell them, how they acted when they felt those lighter afflictions, the decline and wasting of their power. The “sickness” may further mean the gradual inward decay; the “wound,” blows received from without. And sent to king Jareb - Or, as in the English margin “a king who should plead, or, an avenging king.” The “hostile king” is, probably, the same Assyrian Monarch, whom both Israel and Judah courted, who was the destruction of Israel and who weakened Judah.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֨רְא	vai.Yar'	and he saw	H7200 →
אֶפְרַ֜יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
חָלְי֗וֹ	chal.Yo	sickness his	H2483 →
וִֽיהוּדָה֙	vi.hu.Dah	and Judah	H3063 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מְזֹר֔וֹ	me.zo.Ro	wound his	H4205 →
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אַשּׁ֔וּר	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	king	H4428 →
יָרֵ֑ב	ya.Rev	Jareb	H3377 →
וְה֗וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
לֹ֤א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יוּכַל֙	yu.Khal	he is able	H3201 →
לִרְפֹּ֣א	lir.Po'	to heal	H7495 →
לָכֶ֔ם	la.Khem	<to> you
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יִגְהֶ֥ה	yig.Heh	it will depart	H1455 →
מִכֶּ֖ם	mi.Kem	from you
מָזֽוֹר׃	ma.Zor	[the] wound	H4205 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hosea 10:6
Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
leads to
- Isaiah 30:3
  But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
- Jeremiah 7:24
  Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
- Daniel 11:8
  He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
Through
Hosea 7:11
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
leads to
- Hosea 12:1
  Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
- Jeremiah 2:18
  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?
Through
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
leads to
- Hosea 11:12
  Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
Through
Jeremiah 30:12
For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
leads to
- Jeremiah 15:18
  Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there.
- Jeremiah 30:15
  Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Hosea

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Hosea