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.
8 Israel is swallowed up;among the nations, they are nowlike a useless jar.
9 They have gone up to Assyria,a wild ass wandering alone;Ephraim has hired lovers.
10 Though they have bargained with the nations,I will now gather them up.They will soon be diminisheddue to the burden of kings and princes.