1 Put a trumpet to your lips!It’s as if a bird of prey has flown over the Lord’s house,because they have broken my covenant,and have not kept my Instruction.
2 Israel cries to me,"My God, we know you!"
3 Israel has turned away from the good;the enemy will pursue him.
4 They set up kings, but not through me;they chose princes, but without my knowledge.With silver and gold they crafted idolsfor their own destruction.
5 Your calf is rejected, Samaria.My anger burns against them.How long will they remain guilty?
6 The calf is from Israel,a person made it;it is not God.The calf of Samaria will be smashed.
7 Because they sow the wind,they will get the whirlwind.Standing grain, but no fresh growth;it will yield no meal;if it were to yield,strangers would devour it.