Hosea 5:3

God declares that He fully knows Ephraim and Israel, whose unfaithfulness is plain before Him. Nothing about their sin is hidden from God.

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• Amos 3:2“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
• Heb 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
• Hos 13:1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal, and he died.
• 1 Kgs 14:14–16Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
• Isa 7:8–9For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.
• Hos 12:1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
• Amos 5:12For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
• Hos 6:4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
• Hos 8:11Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
• Deut 33:17His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
• Isa 7:17The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
• Gen 48:19–20But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
• Hos 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
• Ezek 23:5–21Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors
• 1 Kgs 12:26–33Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
• Hos 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
• Rev 3:15I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
• Hos 5:9Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
• Hos 4:17–18Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
• Isa 7:5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:

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