^{1 Ref} Have no joy, O Israel, and do not be glad like the nations; for you have been untrue to your God; your desire has been for the loose woman's reward on every grain-floor.

^{2 Ref} The grain-floor and the place where the grapes are crushed will not give them food; there will be no new wine for them.

^{3 Ref} They will have no resting-place in the Lord's land, but Ephraim will go back to Egypt, and they will take unclean food in Assyria.

^{4 Ref} They will give no wine offering to the Lord, they will not make offerings ready for him; their bread will be like the bread of those in sorrow; all who take it will be unclean, because their bread will be only for their desire, it will not come into the house of the Lord.

^{5 Ref} What will you do on the day of worship, and on the day of the feast of the Lord?

^{6 Ref} For see, they are going away into Assyria; Egypt will get them together, Memphis will be their last resting-place; their fair silver vessels will be covered over with field plants, and thorns will come up in their tents.

^{7 Ref} The days of punishment, the days of reward are come; Israel will be put to shame; the prophet is foolish, the man who has the spirit is off his head, because of your great sin.

^{8 Ref} There is great hate against the watchman of Ephraim, the people of my God; as for the prophet, there is a net in all his ways, and hate in the house of his God.

^{9 Ref} They have gone deep in evil as in the days of Gibeah; he will keep in mind their wrongdoing, he will give them punishment for their sins.

^{10 Ref} I made discovery of Israel as of grapes in the waste land; I saw your fathers as the first-fruits of the fig-tree in her early fruit time; but they came to Baal-peor, and made themselves holy to the thing of shame, and became disgusting like that to which they gave their love.

^{11 Ref} As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.

^{12 Ref} Even though their children have come to growth I will take them away, so that not a man will be there; for their evil-doing will be complete and they will be put to shame because of it.

^{13 Ref} As I have seen a beast whose young have been taken from her, so Ephraim will give birth to children only for them to be put to death.

^{14 Ref} O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk.

^{15 Ref} All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled.

^{16 Ref} The rod has come on Ephraim, their root is dry, let them have no fruit; even though they give birth, I will put to death the dearest fruit of their bodies.

^{17 Ref} My God will give them up because they did not give ear to him; they will be wandering among the nations.

^{1 Ref} Don't rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations; For you were unfaithful to your God. You love the wages of a prostitute at every grain threshing floor.

^{2 Ref} The threshing floor and the winepress won't feed them, And the new wine will fail her.

^{3 Ref} They won't dwell in Yahweh's land; But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

^{4 Ref} They won't pour out wine offerings to Yahweh, Neither will they be pleasing to him. Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; All who eat of it will be polluted; For their bread will be for their appetite. It will not come into the house of Yahweh.

^{5 Ref} What will you do in the day of solemn assembly, And in the day of the feast of Yahweh?

^{6 Ref} For, behold, they have gone away from destruction. Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver. Thorns will be in their tents.

^{7 Ref} The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, And the man who is inspired to be insane, Because of the abundance of your sins, And because your hostility is great.

^{8 Ref} A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler's snare is on all of his paths, And hostility 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 punish them for 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 to the shameful thing, And became abominable like that which they loved.

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

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

^{13 Ref} Ephraim, like I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place; But Ephraim will bring out his children to the killer.

^{14 Ref} Give them--Yahweh what will you 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 deeds I will drive them out of my house! I will love them no more. All their princes are rebels.

^{16 Ref} Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb."

^{17 Ref} My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.

^{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.