^{1 Ref} Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, `departing' from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor.

^{2 Ref} The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

^{3 Ref} They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.

^{4 Ref} They shall not pour out wine-offerings to Jehovah, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite; it shall not come into the house of Jehovah.

^{5 Ref} What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of Jehovah?

^{6 Ref} For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; `yet' Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents.

^{7 Ref} The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.

^{8 Ref} Ephraim `was' a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, `and' enmity in the house of his God.

^{9 Ref} They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

^{10 Ref} I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.

^{11 Ref} As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.

^{12 Ref} Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

^{13 Ref} Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer.

^{14 Ref} Give them, O Jehovah-what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

^{15 Ref} All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house; I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters.

^{16 Ref} Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

^{17 Ref} My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

^{1 Ref} Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

^{2 Ref} The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.

^{3 Ref} They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

^{4 Ref} They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

^{5 Ref} What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

^{6 Ref} For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

^{7 Ref} The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

^{8 Ref} The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

^{9 Ref} They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

^{10 Ref} I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

^{11 Ref} As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

^{12 Ref} Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

^{13 Ref} Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

^{14 Ref} Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

^{15 Ref} All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.

^{16 Ref} Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

^{17 Ref} My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.