1. Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor.
2. Those who revolt are knee-deep in slaughter,but I will discipline them all.
3. I know Ephraim all too well; the evil of Israel is not hidden from me.For you have engaged in prostitution, O Ephraim; Israel has defiled itself.
4. Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God;because a spirit of idolatry controls their heart, and they do not acknowledge the Lord.
5. The arrogance of Israel testifies against it;Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity.Even Judah will be brought down with them.
6. Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the Lord,They will not find him – he has withdrawn himself from them!
7. They have committed treason against the Lord, because they bore illegitimate children.Soon the new moon festival will devour them and their fields.