10 “I will punish them when I’m ready.Armies will gather to attack them.They will be punished for their many sins.
11 “Ephraim is like a trained calf that loves to thresh grain.I will put a yoke on its beautiful neck.I will harness Ephraim.Judah must plow.Jacob must break up the ground.
12 “Break new ground.Plant righteousness,and harvest the fruit that your loyalty will produce for me.”It’s time to seek the Lord!When he comes, he will rain righteousness on you.
13 You have planted wickedness and harvested evil.You have eaten the fruit that your lies produced.You have trusted your own power and your many warriors.
14 So your army will hear the noise of battle.All your fortresses will be destroyedlike the time Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in battle.Mothers and their children were smashed to death.
15 This is what will happen to you, Bethel,because you have done many wicked things.At daybreak, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.