5 The inhabitants of Samaria are afraidfor the calf of Beth-aven;Its people mourn for itand its idolatrous priests wail over it,—over its glory which has departed from it.
6 It too will be carried to Assyria,as an offering to the great king. Ephraim will be put to shame,Israel will be shamed by his schemes.
7 Samaria and her king will disappear,like a twig upon the waters.
8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed,the sin of Israel;thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars.Then they will cry out to the mountains, “Cover us!”and to the hills, “Fall upon us!”
9 Since the days of Gibeahyou have sinned, Israel.There they took their stand;will war not reach them in Gibeah?Against a perverse people
10 I came and I chastised them;Peoples will be gathered against themwhen I bind them to their two crimes.
11 Ephraim was a trained heifer,that loved to thresh;I myself laid a yokeupon her beautiful neck;I will make Ephraim break ground, Judah must plow,Jacob must harrow for himself: