Hosea 5:12 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And I [am] as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.

English ASV

Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

English Amplified

Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim and like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim and like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So I am like rot to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

English EASY 2024

I will destroy the people of Ephraim, as a moth eats cloth. I will also destroy the people of Judah, as ants destroy wood.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will destroy Ephraim, like a moth eating a piece of cloth. I will ruin Judah, like rot on a piece of wood.

But I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I will bring destruction on Israel and ruin on the people of Judah.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will destroy Ephraim as a moth destroys clothing. I will destroy the nation of Judah as rot destroys wood.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So I am like rot to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah.

English KJV 1611

Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Therefore I will be like pus to Ephraim and like rottenness to the house of Judah.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I am like a moth for Ephraim, like maggots for the house of Judah.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Ephraim, I will be like a moth to you. Judah, I will cause you to rot away.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Because of this, I will be like a maggot in the wound of Ephraim and like gangrene for the people of Judah.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I will destroy her as a moth does wool; I will sap away the strength of Judah like dry rot.

English Tyndale 1537

Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Juda as a caterpillar.

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