6 They go with their sheep and their cattle to search for the Lord,but they can’t find him.He has left them.
7 They have been unfaithful to the Lord,because their children do not belong to him.Now their New Moon ⌊Festivals⌋ will devour them and their fields.
8 “Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah.Blow the trumpet in Ramah.Sound the alarm at Beth Aven, you descendants of Benjamin.
9 Ephraim will become a wastelandwhen the time for punishment comes.I will make the truth known among the tribes of Israel.
10 The leaders of Judah are like those who move boundary markers.I will pour my fury on them like water.
11 Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment,because its people are determined to chase idols.
12 I will destroy Ephraim as a moth destroys clothing.I will destroy the nation of Judah as rot destroys wood.