Hosea 4:13-14

Hosea 5:13-14 King James Version (KJV)
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

Hosea 5:13-14 Expanded Bible (EXB)

13 “When •Israel [L Ephraim; 4:17] saw its illness
and Judah saw its •wounds [or sores],
•Israel [L Ephraim] went to Assyria for help
and sent to the great •king of Assyria [L king].
But he cannot heal you
or cure your wounds.
14 I will be like a lion to •Israel [L Ephraim; 4:17],
like a young lion to •Judah [L the house of Judah].
•I will attack them
and tear them to pieces [L I, even I, will tear them and go away].
I will drag them off,
and no one will be able to •save [rescue] them.

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13 Ephraim’s sickness would be their death because they would not turn to God for healing but look to the world that could not help and made things worse because their sickness was caused because of spiritually things, Judah’s wound would end up healing, and it would take time though. Ephraim went to a king of the world instead of turning to the Great King that ruled over them, God; they would not turn to God even when they were most desperate, the cure to their sickness was held by God but they were not humble enough to go to Him for help.

14 Both would be carried off but one would turn back to God and then He would lead them back.