Hosea 4:17 meaning and explanation

Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!

Hosea 4:17, Berean Standard Bible

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God has just indicted Israel through Hosea, charging the nation with broken covenant and naming the priests as those who rejected knowledge and forgot God's law. Ephraim, the leading northern tribe, stands for the whole kingdom here.

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