3. Israel has rejected the good;The enemy will pursue him.
4. “They set up kings, but not by Me;They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them.From their silver and goldThey made idols for themselves—That they might be cut off.
5. Your calf is rejected, O Samaria!My anger is aroused against them—How long until they attain to innocence?
6. For from Israel is even this:A workman made it, and it is not God;But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.
7. “They sow the wind,And reap the whirlwind.The stalk has no bud;It shall never produce meal.If it should produce,Aliens would swallow it up.
8. Israel is swallowed up;Now they are among the GentilesLike a vessel in which is no pleasure.
9. For they have gone up to Assyria,Like a wild donkey alone by itself;Ephraim has hired lovers.
10. Yes, though they have hired among the nations,Now I will gather them;And they shall sorrow a little,Because of the burden of the king of princes.