Hos 5:12 | NET2full | STEP | I will be like a moth to Ephraim , like wood rot to the house of Judah .

Hosea 5:12

The Curse of the Incurable Wound

12 I will be like a moth to Ephraim,
like wood rot ^{▼▼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).} to the house of Judah.