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Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.

Hosea 5:12 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીહોશિયા ૫:૧૨
તેથી હું એફ્રાઇમને ઉધાઈ સમાન, યહૂદિયાના લોકોને સડારૂપ છું.
हिन्दीहोशे ५:१२
इसलिए मैं एप्रैम के लिये कीड़े के समान और यहूदा के घराने के लिये सड़ाहट के समान होऊँगा।

In context

10The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.

11Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment, because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

12Therefore 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.

14For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

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