Woe to the proud crown of the adrunkards of bEphraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley Of those who are overcome with wine!...
Ephraim feeds on awind, And pursues the beast wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt....
Israel is a luxuriant avine; He produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, The more altars he bmade; The richer his land, The better he made the sacredcpillars....
aDo not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations! For you have bplayed the harlot, forsaking your God. You have loved harlots' earnings on every threshing floor....
aPut the trumpet to your lips! bLike an eagle the enemy comescagainst the house of the Lord, Because they have dtransgressed My covenant And rebelled against My elaw....
When I awould heal Israel, The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they deal bfalsely; The thief enters in, cBandits raid outside,...
Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! For the judgment applies to you, For you have been a asnare at Mizpah And a net spread out on Tabor....
aListen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, For the Lord has a bcase against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is cno faithfulness or kindness Or dknowledge of God in the land....
Then the Lord said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even aas the Lord loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin bcakes."...
The word of the Lord which came to aHosea the son of Beeri, during the days of bUzziah, cJotham, dAhaz andeHezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of fJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel....
