Graphic Bible · Scene 13 of 15

Anonymous Israelite emissaries at distant Assyrian-style gate hold a petition without legible text, foreground broken bandage beside travel pack; no invented portrait of King Jareb or healing scene.
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Hosea 5:13

Assyria Cannot Heal

Traps and the Withdrawn Presence · Hosea 5

Story guide: The appeal to Assyria cannot cure the sickness and wound.

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13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to King Jareb; but he cannot heal you, nor can he cure your wound.

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