Hosea 13:5Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read VersionI knew you in the desert—I knew you in that dry land. See the chapter |
“At the time I, the Lord, found Israel, they were like fresh grapes in the desert. They were like the first figs on a fig tree at the beginning of the season. But when they came to Baal Peor, they changed. So I had to cut them off like rotten fruit. They became like the terrible things that they loved.