12. But I am like a maggot to Ephraim and like rottenness to the house of Judah.
13. And when Ephraim saw his illness, and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria, he sent to the great king. But he was unable to cure you and heal your wound.
14. Because I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
15. I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will search me.