New International Reader's Version

Hosea 5:12-14 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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

13. "Ephraim, you saw how sick you were. Judah, you saw that you were wounded. Ephraim, you turned to Assyria for help. You sent gifts to the great King Tiglath-Pileser. But he is not able to make you well. He can't heal your wounds.

14. Ephraim, I will be like a lion to you. Judah, I will attack you like a powerful lion. I will tear you to pieces. I will drag you off. Then I will leave you. No one will be able to save you.