Hosea 5:21| into
| Others read, in corruption.
Hosea 5:3a| harlot| Ezek. 23:5;| Hosea 4:12
Hosea 5:6a| seek| Prov. 1:28;| Jer. 11:11
Hosea 5:8a| Beth-aven| Josh. 7:2;| Hosea 4:15
Hosea 5:10a| boundary| Deut. 19:14;| 27:17
Hosea 5:13a| wound| Jer. 30:12
Hosea 5:13b| Assyria| 2|Kings 15:19;| Hosea 7:11;| 10:6;| 12:1
Hosea 5:15a| Until| Hosea 14:1-3;| 1|Kings 8:47-48;| Jer. 29:13-14
Hosea 5:151| earnestly
| Eventually, in their affliction Israel will seek God earnestly. Thus, the divine chastisement of Israel will be effective.