Hosea 5:11
New International Version
Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols.

New Living Translation
The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.

English Standard Version
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth.

Berean Standard Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

King James Bible
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

New King James Version
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, Because he willingly walked by human precept.

New American Standard Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, broken by judgment, Because he was determined to follow man’s command.

NASB 1995
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, Because he was determined to follow man’s command.

NASB 1977
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, Because he was determined to follow man’s command.

Legacy Standard Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, Because he was determined to walk after man’s command.

Amplified Bible
Ephraim is oppressed; he is broken and crushed by [divine] judgment, Because he was determined to follow man’s command (vanities, filth, secular precepts).

Christian Standard Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow what is worthless.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow what is worthless.

American Standard Version
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man's command.

Contemporary English Version
Israel was brutally crushed. They got what they deserved for worshiping useless idols.

English Revised Version
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after the command.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ephraim is oppressed-crushed by punishment, because its people are determined to chase idols.

Good News Translation
Israel is suffering oppression; she has lost land that was rightfully hers, because she insisted on going for help to those who had none to give.

International Standard Version
Ephraim is crushed, broken by judgment, because he willingly pursued idols.

Majority Standard Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

NET Bible
Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

New Heart English Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

World English Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment, because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Ephraim is oppressed, broken in judgment, "" When he pleased he went after the command.

Young's Literal Translation
Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

Smith's Literal Translation
Ephraim was oppressed, he was broken in judgment because he was willing to go after the command.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Ephraim has been enduring malicious slander and broken judgment, because he began to go after filth.

New American Bible
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed by judgment, for he has willingly gone after filth!

New Revised Standard Version
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after vanity.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly went after vain things.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Aphreim is oppressed and afflicted in judgment because he was pleased to go after nothing
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in his right; Because he willingly walked after filth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ephraim altogether prevailed against his adversary, he trod judgment under foot, for he began to go after vanities.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Judgment on Israel and Judah
10The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. 11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols. 12So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.…

Cross References
Isaiah 30:1
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

Jeremiah 2:13
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

Jeremiah 7:24
Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 8:5
Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Jeremiah 11:10
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.

Jeremiah 18:12
But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

Ezekiel 20:16
because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.

Ezekiel 20:21
But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.

Amos 2:4
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

Micah 6:16
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”

Zephaniah 3:1-2
Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

Matthew 15:3-9
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? / For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ ...

Matthew 23:23-28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. / You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. ...

Mark 7:6-9
Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ / You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.” ...


Treasury of Scripture

Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

oppressed.

Deuteronomy 28:33
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

2 Kings 15:16-20,29
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up…

Amos 5:11,12
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them…

he willingly.

1 Kings 12:26-33
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: …

Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

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Hosea 5
1. The judgments of God are denounced against the priests, people, and princes,
9. both of Israel and Judah, for their manifold sins.
15. An intimation is given of mercy on their repentance.














Ephraim is oppressed
The name "Ephraim" refers to one of the tribes of Israel, often used to represent the Northern Kingdom as a whole. Historically, Ephraim was a leading tribe, but here it is described as "oppressed." The Hebrew root for "oppressed" (עָשַׁק, 'ashaq) conveys a sense of being wronged or exploited. This oppression is not merely physical but spiritual and moral, indicating the consequences of turning away from God. The historical context shows that Ephraim's alliances with foreign nations and idolatry led to their downfall, illustrating the spiritual oppression that results from abandoning God's covenant.

crushed in judgment
The phrase "crushed in judgment" suggests a severe and decisive punishment. The Hebrew word for "crushed" (רָצוּץ, ratsats) implies being broken or shattered. This judgment is not arbitrary but a direct result of their actions. Biblically, judgment is often portrayed as a refining process, meant to bring about repentance and restoration. The historical context of Hosea's prophecy includes the Assyrian invasion, which was a literal crushing of the Northern Kingdom, serving as a divine judgment for their unfaithfulness.

for he is determined
The word "determined" (הוּא הָלַךְ, hu halak) in Hebrew suggests a deliberate and persistent choice. Ephraim's determination is not a passive state but an active decision to pursue a path contrary to God's will. This highlights the theme of free will and the consequences of choosing to follow one's desires over divine guidance. Theologically, it underscores the importance of aligning one's will with God's to avoid spiritual ruin.

to follow what is worthless
The phrase "to follow what is worthless" (אַחֲרֵי צָו, acharei tsav) indicates a pursuit of vanity or emptiness. The Hebrew word "worthless" (צָו, tsav) can also mean command or precept, suggesting that Ephraim was following false teachings or idols. This reflects the biblical theme of idolatry, where anything that takes the place of God is ultimately empty and unfulfilling. Historically, the Northern Kingdom's engagement in idol worship and reliance on foreign powers were seen as chasing after things that could not provide true security or satisfaction. This serves as a timeless warning against placing trust in anything other than God.

(11) Broken in judgment.--The Authorised version is probably right in this rendering, the phrase having reference to rights pertaining to individuals. Interpreters differ as to the rare word tsav, translated "commandment." It only occurs in one other place (Isaiah 28:10; Isaiah 28:13). Ewald regards it as meaning "wooden post," i.e., their idol, but this has no basis in Old Testament usage, though etymologically ingenious. The majority of Jewish and modern commentators take it as meaning the evil ordinance of Jeroboam, who demanded the reverence of his subjects for the calf-symbol of Jehovah. The LXX. had another text (shav instead of tsav), which they render "vanities," and are followed by the Targum and Syriac version. This is worthy of attention.

Willingly--i.e., "waywardly."

Verse 11. - Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment. The expression retsuts mishpat is

(1) by some explained, "crushed by the judgment," that is, of God, according to which mishpat would be the genitive of the agent as mukkeh Elohim. But "crushed of judgment" or in judgment is justly preferred by others, the genitive taking the place of the accusative. Again, though the combination of 'ashuq with rutsuts is frequent, occurring as early as Deuteronomy 28:33, the latter is the stronger term. The oppression is

(2) not that which their own kings and princes practiced upon their subjects, according to Aben Ezra, "Their kings oppressed and cheated them;" nor the injustice practiced by the people of Ephraim among themselves, as implied by the LXX., "Ephraim altogether prevailed against his adversary, he trod judgment underfoot." The reference

(3) is rather to Ephraim being oppressed and crushed in judgment by the heathen nations around; thus Rashi explains, "Oppressed is Ephraim ever by the hand of the heathen - chastised with chastisements;" so also Kimchi, "By the hand of the heathen who oppressed and crushed them through hard judgments." The construction is asyndetous, like Song of Solomon 2:11, "The rain is over, is gone." Because he willingly walked after the commandment. This clause assigns the reason of Ephraim's oppression. They evinced ready willing-hood in following . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֖יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

is oppressed,
עָשׁ֥וּק (‘ā·šūq)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 6217: Oppression, extortion

crushed
רְצ֣וּץ (rə·ṣūṣ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7533: To crack in pieces

in judgment,
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he is determined
הוֹאִ֔יל (hō·w·’îl)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2974: To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)

to follow
הָלַ֖ךְ (hā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

what is worthless.
צָֽו׃ (ṣāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6673: Perhaps command


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