1 God's judgments against the priests, the people, and the princes, of Israel, for their manifold sins, 15 until they repent.
1. Hear aye this, bO priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, cO house of the king; for djudgment is toward you, because ye have been ea snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
2. And the revolters are fprofound to make slaughter, 1though I have been 2a rebuker of them all.
3. gI know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, hthou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
4. 3They will not 4*frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the ispirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
5. And jthe pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim kfall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
6. They shall go with ltheir flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but mthey shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
7. They nhave dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten o*strange children: pnow shall a month devour them with their portions.
8. qBlow ye rthe cornet in sGibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at tBeth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
9. uEphraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel vhave I made known that which shall surely be.
10. wThe princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them xlike water.
11. yEphraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after zthe commandment.
12. Therefore will I be unto Ephraim aas a moth, and to the house of Judah as 5rottenness.
13. When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw bhis wound, cthen went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent 6to king Jareb: dyet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
14. For I will be unto Ephraim eas a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
15. ¶fI will go and return to my place, 7till they gacknowledge their offence, and seek my face: hin their affliction they will seek me early.
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions. Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin. Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. ¶I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.