Holy Scripture
Hosea 5:3
A church father on this verse
“"And I am skilled in all of them, and I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me: for now Ephraim has committed fornication, Israel is contaminated: they will not give their thoughts, to turn again to their God, for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord." LXX: "For I…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not far from me: for now Ephraim has gone grievously a-whoring, Israel is defiled.
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In context
1Hear these things, ye priests; and attend, O house of Israel; and hearken, O house of the king; for the controversy is with you, because ye have been a snare in Scopia, and as a net spread on Tabor,
2which they that hunt the prey have fixed: but I will correct you.
— Hosea 5:3 —
4They have not framed their counsels to return to their God, for the spirit of fornication is in them, and they have not known the Lord.
5And the pride of Israel shall be brought low before his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquities; and Judah also shall fall with them.