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1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor. | 1"Hear this, priests, pay attention, house of Israel, listen, royal family! For judgment is coming your way, because you have been a trap to Mizpah, a snare spread out on Mount Tabor. |
2The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all. | 2The rebels are deep into their slaughter; I am punishing them all. |
3I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled. | 3I know Ephraim, and Israel cannot hide from me, since you, Ephraim, have been acting like a prostitute, defiling Israel. |
4“They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD. | 4"Their actions hinder them from turning to their God, because a spirit of fornication is in their midst, and the LORD they do not know. |
5The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them. | 5The arrogance of Israel testifies against him; therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity, and Judah with them. |
6“With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. | 6They will go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them. |
7They have dealt treacherously with the LORD, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage. | 7They have been unfaithful to the LORD, having raised unbelieving children. In the coming month they will be devoured, along with their fields. |
8“Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, The trumpet in Ramah! Cry aloud at Beth Aven, ‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’ | 8"Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, and the alarm in Ramah. Cry out at Beth-aven Go out, Benjamin! |
9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure. | 9Ephraim will be desolate when it is rebuked. I have made known among the tribes of Israel what will surely come about. |
10“The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; I will pour out My wrath on them like water. | 10The princes of Judah have become like those who move boundary markers: I will pour out my anger on them like water. |
11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, Because he willingly walked by human precept. | 11Ephraim is crushed, broken by judgment, because he willingly pursued idols. |
12Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness. | 12Therefore I will consume Ephraim like a moth, and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes. |
13“When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound. | 13When Ephraim examined his illness and Judah his injury, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and inquired of the great king; but he could not cure you nor heal your injury. |
14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue. | 14Therefore I will be 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 I will leave. I will take them away, and there will be no rescue. |
15I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” | 15"I will leave and go back to my place until they admit their offense and seek my face. When affliction comes to them, they will eagerly seek me." |
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