Hosea 5 · Verse 13

Hosea 5:13

When 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.
Hosea 5:13, King James Version

Hosea 5:13 in other translations

BSBWhen Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
WEB“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.
ASVWhen Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
YLTAnd see doth Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, And Ephraim goeth unto Asshur, And sendeth unto a warlike king, And he is not able to give healing to you, Nor doth he remove from you a scar.
DARBYWhen Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sore, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb; but he was unable to heal you, nor hath he removed your sore.
BBEWhen Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king; but he is not able to make you well or give you help for your wound.
WebsterWhen Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet he could not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

What does Hosea 5:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. wound--literally, "bandage"; hence a bandaged wound (Is 1:6; Jr 30:12). "Saw," that is, felt its weakened state politically, and the dangers that threatened it. It aggravates their perversity, that, though aware of their unsound and calamitous state, they did not inquire into the cause or seek a right remedy. went ... to the Assyrian--First, Menahem (2Ki 15:19) applied to Pul; again, Hoshea to Shalmaneser (2Ki 17:3). sent to King Jareb--Understand Judah as the nominative to "sent." Thus, as "Ephraim saw his sickness" (the first clause) answers in the parallelism to "Ephraim went to the Assyrian" (the third clause), so "Judah saw his wound" (the second clause) answers to (Judah) "sent to King Jareb" (the fourth clause). Jareb ought rather to be translated, "their defender," literally, "avenger" [Jerome]. The Assyrian "king," ever ready, for his own aggrandizement, to mix himself up with the affairs of neighboring states, professed to undertake Israel's and Judah's cause; in Jud 6:32, Jerub, in Jerub-baal is so used, namely, "plead one's cause." Judah, under Ahaz, applied to Tiglath-pileser for aid against Syria and Israel (2Ki 16:7, 8; 2Ch 28:16-21); the Assyrian "distressed him, but strengthened him not," fulfiling the prophecy here, "he could not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness - When both Israel and Judah felt their own weakness to resist their enemies, instead of calling upon and trusting in me, they sought sinful alliances, and trusted in their idols. King Jareb - This name occurs nowhere in Scripture but here and in Hos 10:6. The Vulgate and Targum render ירב yareb, an avenger, a person whom they thought able to save them from their enemies. It is well known that Menahem, king of Israel, sought alliance with Pul and Tiglath-pileser, kings of Assyria, and Ahaz, king of Judah. These were the protectors that Ephraim sought after. See 2 Kings 15 and 16. But far from healing them by making them tributary, the Assyrians made their wound more dangerous.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 5:8-15

The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them, it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we have timely warning given us, that we may flee from the wrath to come. Compliance with the commandments of men, who thwart the commandments of God, ripens a people for ruin. The judgments of God are sometimes to a sinful people as a moth, and as rottenness, or as a worm; as…

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Hosea 5:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
אֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חָלְי֗וֹchal.Yosickness hisH2483
וִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.Dahand JudahH3063
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.Rowound hisH4205
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
וַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhkingH4428
יָרֵ֑בya.RevJarebH3377
וְה֗וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יוּכַל֙yu.Khalhe is ableH3201
לִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'to healH7495
לָכֶ֔םla.Khem<to> you
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִגְהֶ֥הyig.Hehit will departH1455
מִכֶּ֖םmi.Kemfrom you
מָזֽוֹר\׃ma.Zor[the] woundH4205

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Cross references for Hosea 5:13

  • Hosea 7:11

    Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

  • Jeremiah 30:12

    For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.

  • 2 Kings 15:19

    And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

  • Hosea 12:1

    Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

  • Hosea 10:6

    It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

  • Hosea 8:9

    For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

  • Jeremiah 30:14-15

    All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased. Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

  • 2 Kings 16:7

    So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:16-18

    At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth–shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

  • Hosea 14:3

    Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:20-21

    And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

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his wound.
Jer 30:12,14; Mic 1:9
went.
7:11; 10:6; 12:1; 2Ki 15:19,29; 16:7; 2Ch 28:16-18
to king Jareb. or, to the king of Jareb; or, to the king thatshould plead. yet.
2Ch 28:20,21; Jer 30:15

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Context

  • Hosea 5:12

    Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

  • Hosea 5:13

    When 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.

  • Hosea 5:14

    For 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.

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Hosea 5:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y verá Ephraim su enfermedad, y Judá su llaga: irá entonces Ephraim al Assur, y enviará al rey Jareb; mas él no os podrá sanar, ni os curará la llaga.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Éphraïm a vu sa maladie, et Juda, sa plaie; et Éphraïm s’en est allé en Assyrie et a envoyé vers le roi Jareb; mais lui n’a pu vous guérir, et ne vous a pas ôté votre plaie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Ephraim sah seine Krankheit, und Juda sein Geschwür; und Ephraim ging nach Assyrien und sandte zu dem König Jareb der aber vermag euch nicht zu heilen und wird euer Geschwür nicht vertreiben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et vidit Ephraim languorem suum, et Juda vinculum suum; et abiit Ephraim ad Assur, et misit ad regem ultorem: et ipse non poterit sanare vos, nec solvere poterit a vobis vinculum.