Hosea 13:5
I knew you in the wilderness,
What it says
God knew Israel in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
What it is doing
This verse recalls the intimate divine care that once preserved the nation.
In context
1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; 2Now they sin more and more 3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, 4Yet I am the LORD your God 5I knew you in the wilderness, 6When they had pasture, 7So like a lion I will pounce on them; 8Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them,