Job 12:14, Isa 28:1-4, Hos 5:12, 14, 8:8, 9:11-17, 11:5-6, 13:1-3, 15-16 | ESV | STEP | If he tears down , none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open .

1 Ah, the proud crown of ^bthe drunkards of Ephraim,
and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!
2 Behold, the Lord has ^cone who is mighty and strong;
like a storm of hail, a destroying tempest,
like ^da storm of mighty, overflowing waters,
he casts down to the earth with his hand.
3 ^eThe proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim
will be trodden underfoot;
4 ^fand the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
which is on the head of the rich valley,
will be like ^ga first-ripe fig before the summer:
when someone sees it, he swallows it
as soon as it is in his hand.

Hosea 5:12

12 But I am ^hlike a moth to Ephraim,
and ⁱlike dry rot to the house of Judah.

Hosea 5:14

14 For I will be ^jlike a lion to ^kEphraim,
and like a young lion to the house of ^lJudah.
^mI, even I, will tear and go away;
I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.

Hosea 8:8

8 ⁿIsrael is swallowed up;
already they are among the nations
as ^oa useless vessel.

Hosea 9:11-17

11 Ephraim’s ^pglory shall fly away like a bird—
^qno birth, no pregnancy, no conception!
12 ^rEven if they bring up children,
I will bereave them till none is left.
^sWoe to them
when ^tI depart from them!
13 Ephraim, ^uas I have seen, was like a young palm ^{▼▼Or like Tyre} planted in a meadow;
but ^wEphraim must lead his children out to slaughter. ^{▼▼Hebrew to him who slaughters}
14 Give them, O Lord—
what will you give?
Give them ^ya miscarrying womb
and dry breasts.
15 Every evil of theirs is in ^zGilgal;
there I began to hate them.
Because of the wickedness of their deeds
I will drive them out of my house.
I will love them no more;
all ^aatheir princes are ^abrebels.
16 Ephraim is stricken;
^actheir root is dried up;
they shall bear no fruit.
Even ^adthough they give birth,
^aeI will put their beloved children to death.
17 ^afMy God will reject them
because they have not listened to him;
^agthey shall be wanderers among the nations.

Hosea 11:5-6

5 ^ahThey shall not ^{▼▼Or surely} return to the land of Egypt,
but ^ajAssyria shall be their king,
^akbecause ^althey have refused to return to me.
6 ^amThe sword shall rage against their cities,
consume the bars of their gates,
and devour them ^anbecause of their own counsels.

Hosea 13:1-3

The Lord’s Relentless Judgment on Israel

1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
^aohe was exalted in Israel,
but he incurred guilt ^apthrough Baal and died.
2 And now they sin more and more,
and ^aqmake for themselves metal images,
idols skillfully made of their silver,
^arall of them the work of craftsmen.
It is said of them,
“Those who offer human sacrifice ^askiss calves!”
3 Therefore they shall be ^atlike the morning mist
or ^aulike the dew that goes early away,
^avlike the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor
or ^awlike smoke from a window.

Hosea 13:15-16

15 Though ^axhe may flourish among his brothers,
^aythe east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come,
rising from the wilderness,
^azand his fountain shall dry up;
his spring shall be parched;
it shall strip ^bahis treasury
of every precious thing.
16 ^{▼▼Ch 14:1 in Hebrew} Samaria ^bcshall bear her guilt,
because ^bdshe has rebelled against her God;
they shall fall by the sword;
^betheir little ones shall be dashed in pieces,
and their ^bfpregnant women ripped open.