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Hosea 5:12

Context
The Curse of the Incurable Wound

5:12 I will be like a moth to Ephraim,

like wood rot 1  to the house of Judah.

1 tn The noun רָקָב (raqav, “rottenness, decay”) refers to wood rot caused by the ravages of worms (BDB 955 s.v. רָקָב); cf. NLT “dry rot.” The related noun רִקָּבוֹן (riqqavon) refers to “rotten wood” (Job 41:27).



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