Hos 5:3 | TNotes | STEP | 5:3 you are utterly defiled: The word translated defiled is used frequently in the Pentateuch to describe ritual uncleanness, a physical condition that disqualified a person from worshiping God in the Temple (Lev 11–15 ). The prophets used the concept as a metaphor for Israel’s moral uncleanness as the result of her idolatry (Isa 6:5 ; Mic 2:10 ).

bLev 11–15►

cIsa 6:5►

dMic 2:10►

‏ Hosea 5:3

5:3 ^a you are utterly defiled: The word translated defiled is used frequently in the Pentateuch to describe ritual uncleanness, a physical condition that disqualified a person from worshiping God in the Temple (Lev 11–15 ^b). The prophets used the concept as a metaphor for Israel’s moral uncleanness as the result of her idolatry (Isa 6:5 ^c; Mic 2:10 ^d).