Hosea 5:12

I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot ¹  to the house of Judah.

I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rot to the people of Judah.

Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim And like rottenness to the house of Judah.

I will destroy Israel as a moth consumes wool. I will sap Judah’s strength as dry rot weakens wood.

Therefore I'm pus to Ephraim, dry rot in the house of Judah.

And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.

Therefore I am like maggots to Ephraim, and like rottenness to the house of Judah.

Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness.

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).