1 When Ephraim spoke, there was terror;he was exalted in Israel,but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.
2 Even now they persist in sin!They make metal images for themselves,idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver;all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen!There is a saying about them:“Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”
3 Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist,like early morning dew that evaporates,like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor,like smoke that disappears through an open window.
4 But I am the Lord your God,who brought you out of Egypt.Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me;except me there is no Savior.