(“) Hear this , O priests ! Take heed , O house of Israel ! Give ear , O royal house ! For this judgment because you have been a snare at Mizpah , a net spread out on Tabor.
The rebels are deep in slaughter ; but I will chastise them all.
I know all about Ephraim , and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now , O Ephraim , you have turned to prostitution ; Israel is defiled.
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God , for a spirit of prostitution is within them , - and they do not know the LORD.
Israel’s arrogance testifies against them ; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity ; even Judah stumbles with them.
They go with their flocks and herds to seek - the LORD , but they do not find Him ; He has withdrawn Himself
They have been unfaithful to the LORD ; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon ... will devour them along with their land.
Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah , the trumpet in Ramah ; raise the battle cry vvv in Beth-aven : Lead on , O Benjamin !
Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones ; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.
Ephraim is oppressed , crushed in judgment , for he is determined to follow ... worthless idols.
So I am like a moth to Ephraim , and like decay to the house of Judah.
When Ephraim - saw his sickness and Judah - his wound , then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot ... cure (or) heal your wound.
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I , (even) I , will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off (where) no one can rescue them.
Then I will return ... to My place until - they admit their guilt and seek My face ; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me