Hosea 5:9

rebuke Rather, punishment, as the same word is rendered Psalms 149:7 A.V. -punishments upon the people(s)." The root meaning of the word is -judicial decision."

among the tribes of Israel i.e. Israel in its widest sense is the object of Hosea's denunciations. The phrase -the tribes of Israel", standing by itself, never means the Ten Tribes only.

have I made known Or, do I make known that which is sure (lit. trustworthy).