Hosea 5:11 meaning and explanation

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

Hosea 5:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Hosea is speaking God's word to the northern kingdom of Ephraim (Israel) in the eighth century BC, as Assyria's power looms. The verse states that Ephraim is oppressed and crushed in judgment because he was determined to follow worthless idols.

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