Hosea 5:12
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.In other versions
Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
ASV
And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.
BBE
And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
DBY
Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness.
WEB
And I `am' as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.
YLT
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
ENG
Therefore will I be to Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
WBT
So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.
BSB
In context
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.
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.
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.