1. People used to fear the tribe of Ephraim;they were important people in Israel.But they sinned by worshiping Baal,so they must die.
2. But they still keep on sinning more and more.They make idols of their silver,idols that are cleverly made,the work of a craftsman.Yet the people of Israel say to each other,“Kiss those calf idols and sacrifice to them.”
3. So those people will be like the morning mist;they will disappear like the morning dew.They will be like chaff blown from the threshing floor,like smoke going out a window.
4. “I, the Lord, have been your Godsince you were in the land of Egypt.You should have known no other God except me.I am the only one who saves.