Hosea 5:11 — The people of Ephraim are crushed, smashed to pieces in judgment because they w… — FBV | maBible
Read Hosea 5:11 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Hosea 5.11, Hosea 5v11, Os. 5:11. The people of Ephraim are crushed, smashed to pieces in judgment because they were determined to follow human commands.
Other reference formats: Hosea 5.11, Hosea 5v11, Os. 5:11.
11 The people of Ephraim are crushed, smashed to pieces in judgment because they were determined to follow human commands.
Notes and references
This verse has been linked to the decision of King Menahem of Israel's decision to agree to a huge payment in silver to the Assyrian king as a means of avoiding conflict (see 2 Kings 15:19-20). Others have thought the “human commands” are Jeroboam's institution of calves as images to worship (1 Kin…