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11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
    because he was determined to go after vanity.[a]
12 Therefore I am like maggots to Ephraim
    and like rottenness to the house of Judah.(A)
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness
    and Judah his wound,
then Ephraim went to Assyria
    and sent to the great king.[b]
But he is not able to cure you
    or heal your wound.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.11 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 5.13 Cn: Heb to a king who will contend