Hosea 5:11-15

11Terrible trouble will come to Ephraim's people. They will receive great punishment. They deserve that because they chose to worship idols.

12I will destroy the people of Ephraim, as a moth eats cloth. I will also destroy the people of Judah, as ants destroy wood.

13Ephraim's people knew that they were not well. Judah's people knew that they had wounds. Ephraim's leaders expected Assyria to help them. They asked Assyria's great king for help. But he is not able to make you well. He cannot make your wounds better.

14I will attack Ephraim's people like a lion. I will also attack Judah's people like a young lion. I myself will tear them into pieces. I will carry them away. Nobody will be able to rescue them.

15Then I will return to my place. I will leave them to receive their full punishment. When they have suffered enough, they will turn back to me. They will want to serve me again.’