6 They become hot like an oven while they lie in ambush.All night long their anger smolders,but in the morning it burns like a raging fire.
7 They are all as hot as an oven.They consume their judges ⌊like a fire⌋.All their kings die in battle, and none of them calls to me.
8 “Ephraim mixes with other nations.Ephraim, you are like a half-baked loaf of bread.
9 Foreigners are using up your strength, but you don’t realize it.You have become a gray-haired, old man, but you don’t realize it.
10 Israel, your arrogance testifies against you,but even after all this, you don’t turn to the Lord your Godor look to him for help.
11 Ephraim, you are like a silly, senseless dove.You call for Egypt and run to Assyria for help.
12 When you go, I will spread my net over you.I will snatch you out of the air like a bird.I will punish you for all the evil things you have done.