^{1 Ref} `Hear this, O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, And, O house of the king, give ear, For the judgment `is' for you, For, a snare ye have been on Mizpah, And a net spread out on Tabor.

^{2 Ref} And to slaughter sinners have gone deep, And I `am' a fetter to them all.

^{3 Ref} I have known Ephraim, And Israel hath not been hid from me, For now thou hast gone a-whoring, Ephraim, Defiled is Israel.

^{4 Ref} They give not up their habitual doings, To turn back unto their God, For a spirit of whoredoms `is' in their midst, And Jehovah they have not known.

^{5 Ref} And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And Israel and Ephraim stumble by their iniquity, Stumbled also hath Judah with them.

^{6 Ref} With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.

^{7 Ref} Against Jehovah they dealt treacherously, For strange sons they have begotten, Now consume them doth a month `with' their portions.

^{8 Ref} Blow ye a cornet in Gibeah, a trumpet in Ramah, Shout, O Beth-Aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

^{9 Ref} Ephraim is for a desolation in a day of reproof, Among the tribes of Israel I have made known a sure thing.

^{10 Ref} Princes of Judah have been as those removing a border, On them I do pour out as water My wrath.

^{11 Ref} Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

^{12 Ref} And I `am' as a moth to Ephraim, And as a rotten thing to the house of Judah.

^{13 Ref} And see doth Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, And Ephraim goeth unto Asshur, And sendeth unto a warlike king, And he is not able to give healing to you, Nor doth he remove from you a scar.

^{14 Ref} For I `am' as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I -- I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer.

^{15 Ref} I go -- I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!'

^{1 Ref} Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

^{2 Ref} And the revolters are gone deep in making slaughter; but I am a rebuker of them all.

^{3 Ref} I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.

^{4 Ref} Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.

^{5 Ref} And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.

^{6 Ref} They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

^{7 Ref} They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.

^{8 Ref} Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.

^{9 Ref} Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

^{10 Ref} The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

^{11 Ref} Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after `man's' command.

^{12 Ref} Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

^{13 Ref} When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah `saw' his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

^{14 Ref} 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 carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

^{15 Ref} I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

^{1 Ref} Give ear to this, O priests; give attention, O Israel, and you, family of the king; for you are to be judged; you have been a deceit at Mizpah and a net stretched out on Tabor.

^{2 Ref} They have gone deep in the evil ways of Shittim, but I am the judge of all.

^{3 Ref} I have knowledge of Ephraim, and Israel is not secret from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have been false to me, Israel has become unclean.

^{4 Ref} Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.

^{5 Ref} And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; and Ephraim will have a fall through his sins, and the fall of Judah will be the same as theirs.

^{6 Ref} They will go, with their flocks and their herds, in search of the Lord, but they will not see him; he has taken himself out of their view.

^{7 Ref} They have been false to the Lord; they have given birth to strange children; now the new moon will make them waste with their fields.

^{8 Ref} Let the horn be sounded in Gibeah and in Ramah; give a loud cry in Beth-aven, They are after you, O Benjamin.

^{9 Ref} Ephraim will become a waste in the day of punishment; I have given knowledge among the tribes of Israel of what is certain.

^{10 Ref} The rulers of Judah are like those who take away a landmark; I will let loose my wrath on them like flowing water.

^{11 Ref} Ephraim is troubled; he is crushed by his judges, because he took pleasure in walking after deceit.

^{12 Ref} And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.

^{13 Ref} When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king; but he is not able to make you well or give you help for your wound.

^{14 Ref} For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.

^{15 Ref} I will go back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.