1 Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor.
2 Those who revolt are knee-deep in slaughter,but I will discipline them all.
3 I know Ephraim all too well; the evil of Israel is not hidden from me.For you have engaged in prostitution, O Ephraim; Israel has defiled itself.
4 Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God;because a spirit of idolatry controls their heart, and they do not acknowledge the Lord.
5 The arrogance of Israel testifies against it;Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity.Even Judah will be brought down with them.
6 Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the Lord,They will not find him – he has withdrawn himself from them!
7 They have committed treason against the Lord, because they bore illegitimate children.Soon the new moon festival will devour them and their fields.