4 Your deeds won’t let you return to your God.You are a prostitute through and through,and you do not know the lord.
5 “The arrogance of Israel testifies against her;Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt.Judah, too, will fall with them.
6 When they come with their flocks and herdsto offer sacrifices to the lord,they will not find him,because he has withdrawn from them.
7 They have betrayed the honor of the lord,bearing children that are not his.Now their false religion will devour themalong with their wealth.
8 “Sound the alarm in Gibeah!Blow the trumpet in Ramah!Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven!Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!
9 One thing is certain, Israel:On your day of punishment,you will become a heap of rubble.
10 “The leaders of Judah have become like thieves.So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall.