“Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke.Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.”
Hosea 5:9 (WEB)
Context Reading
7They are unfaithful to Yahweh;for they have borne illegitimate children.Now the new moon will devour them with their fields. 8“Blow the cornet in Gibeah,and the trumpet in Ramah!Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin! 9Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke.Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be. 10The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark.I will pour out my wrath on them like water. 11Ephraim is oppressed,he is crushed in judgment,because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.