| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. | 1Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, royal house! For the judgment applies to you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor. |
| 2The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I will chastise them all. | 2Rebels are deeply involved in slaughter; I will be a punishment for all of them. |
| 3I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled. | 3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, Ephraim, you have acted promiscuously; Israel is defiled. |
| 4Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD. | 4Their actions do not allow them to return to their God, for a spirit of promiscuity is among them, and they do not know the LORD. |
| 5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them. | 5Israel's arrogance testifies against them. Both Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their wickedness; even Judah will stumble with them. |
| 6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. | 6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD but do not find Him; He has withdrawn from them. |
| 7They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land. | 7They betrayed the LORD; indeed, they gave birth to illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their fields. |
| 8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin! | 8Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the war cry in Beth-aven: After you, Benjamin! |
| 9Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain. | 9Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment; I announce what is certain among the tribes of Israel. |
| 10The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. | 10The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary markers; I will pour out My fury on them like water. |
| 11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols. | 11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow what is worthless. |
| 12So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah. | 12So I am like rot to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah. |
| 13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. | 13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. |
| 14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. | 14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart. I will carry them off, and no one can rescue them. |
| 15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” | 15I will depart and return to My place until they recognize their guilt and seek My face; they will search for Me in their distress. |
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