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Introduction to Hosea 5:1: A Multi-Level Call to Account Hosea 5:1 opens with a sharp prophetic rebuke structured around three vocatives and a climactic declaration of judgment. The verse strategically builds tension by summoning three key leadership groups—priests, the house of Yisra’el, and the royal house—and declares that the judgment (מִשְׁפָּט) pertains directly to them. The syntax reflects careful rhetoric: imperative verbs, escalating audience focus, and metaphorical accusations (snare, net). This article analyzes the grammatical construction of the vocative forms, second-person plural usage, and poetic metaphor to show how the verse functions as both legal indictment and rhetorical strategy.… Learn Hebrew