1 “Hear this, O priests!Take heed, O house of Israel!Give ear, O house of the king!For yours is the judgment,Because you have been a snare to MizpahAnd a net spread on Tabor.
2 The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter,Though I rebuke them all.
3 I know Ephraim,And Israel is not hidden from Me;For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry;Israel is defiled.
4 “They do not direct their deedsToward turning to their God,For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst,And they do not know the Lord.
5 The pride of Israel testifies to his face;Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;Judah also stumbles with them.
6 “With their flocks and herdsThey shall go to seek the Lord,But they will not find Him;He has withdrawn Himself from them.
7 They have dealt treacherously with the Lord,For they have begotten pagan children.Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.