Hosea 5 (KJV)

15 verses · King James Version · Formal equivalence (word-for-word)

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Hosea Chapter 5 contains 15 verses and is presented here in the King James Version (KJV), which uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 14 chapters in Hosea.

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1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. <sup>though: or, and</sup> <sup>a rebuker: Heb. a correction</sup>

3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. <sup>They will: or, Their doings will not suffer them</sup> <sup>frame: Heb. give</sup>

5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

7They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.

9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

10The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

12Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. <sup>rottenness: or, a worm</sup>

13When 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. <sup>king Jareb: or, the king of Jareb: or, the king that should plead</sup>

14For 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.

15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. <sup>acknowledge: Heb. be guilty</sup>

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What is Hosea 5 in the KJV?

Hosea 5 in the King James Version (KJV) contains 15 verses. The KJV uses a formal equivalence (word-for-word) approach, first published in 1611.

How does the KJV translate Hosea 5 differently?

The King James Version uses formal equivalence (word-for-word), preserving the classic English of 1611. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Hosea 5 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Hosea 5 (KJV)?

Hosea Chapter 5 contains 15 verses in the King James Version. The book of Hosea has 14 chapters total.

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