Hosea 9:3 meaning and explanation
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Hosea 9:3, Berean Standard Bible
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God speaks through Hosea to the northern kingdom, called Ephraim, warning that covenant unfaithfulness will cost them the land the LORD gave them. Egypt and Assyria represent the great powers of the day, and Assyria is the empire that would actually carry Israel into exile.
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