1 When Ephraim spoke, there was excitement;he was praised in Israel;but he became guilty through Baal and died.
2 And now they keep on sinning;they have made metal images,idols of silver,as a result of their skill,all of them the work of craftsmen."Sacrifice to these," they say.People are kissing calves!
3 Therefore, they will be like the morning mist,like the dew that passes away early,like husks that swirl from the threshing floor,or like smoke from a window.
4 Yet I have been the Lord your Godever since the land of Egypt;and you will know no other gods but me;there is no savior besides me.
5 I knew you in the wilderness,in the land of no rain.
6 When I fed them, they were satisfied;and their hearts became proud;therefore, they forgot me.