1 以色列啊！不要欢喜；不要像外族人一样快乐，

因为你行了邪淫，离开你的　神，

在各打谷场上喜爱卖淫的赏赐。

2 打谷场和榨酒池不能喂养他们，

新酒也必使他们失望。

3 他们必不得住在耶和华之地；

以法莲要回到埃及去，

要在亚述吃不洁之物。

4 他们必不得向耶和华奠酒，

他们的祭物也不能使他喜悦。

他们的饼好象丧家的饼，

凡吃这饼的，都必被玷污；

因为他们的饼只可自己吃，

不可带进耶和华的殿。

5 那么，在规定集会的日子

和耶和华节期的时候，

你们能作甚么？

6 看哪！即使他们从毁灭中逃去，

埃及要收殓他们，摩弗要埋葬他们。

他们珍贵的银器必为蒺藜所占有，

他们的帐棚必长满荆棘。

7 惩罚的日子临近，

报应的时候来到，

以色列必定知道，

因着你们众多的罪孽和深仇大恨，

先知被看为愚昧，

受灵感动的人被当作疯子。

8 先知与　神一同

作以法莲的守望者，

在他所行的一切路上，都满有捕鸟人的网罗，

在他　神的家中只有仇恨。

9 以法莲深深败坏，

如同在基比亚的日子一般。

神必记得他们的罪孽，

惩罚他们的罪恶。

10 "我遇见以色列，好象在旷野里遇见葡萄。

我看见你们的列祖，像看见无花果树初熟的果子。

他们却来到巴力．毘珥，专作羞耻的事，

成为可憎恶的，像他们所爱的偶像一样。

11 至于以法莲，他们的荣耀必如鸟儿飞逝；

没有生育，没有怀胎，没有成孕。

12 即使他们把儿女养大，

我也必使他们丧子，一个不留。

我离弃他们的时候，他们就有祸了。"

13 在我看来，

以法莲的儿女注定被当作猎物；

以法莲要把自己的儿女带出来，交给施行杀戮的人。

14 耶和华啊，求你赐给他们；你要赐给他们甚么呢？

求你使他们坠胎小产，乳房萎缩。

15 "他们的一切罪恶都在吉甲，

我在那里憎恨他们，

因他们的恶行，

我要把他们从我的家里赶出来；

我不再爱他们，

他们的领袖都是叛徒。

16 以法莲被击打，他们的根枯干了，

必不能再结果子。

即使他们生产，

我必杀死他们所生的爱子。"

17 我的　神必弃绝他们，

因为他们不听从他；

他们必在列国中飘流。

1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.*9.1 upon: or, in, etc 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.*9.2 winepress: or, winefat 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. 5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? 6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.*9.6 destruction: Heb. spoil*9.6 the…: or, their silver shall be desired, the nettle, etc.: Heb. the desire

7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.*9.7 spiritual…: Heb. man of the spirit 8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.*9.8 in the: or, against the 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! 13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. 14 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.*9.14 miscarrying: Heb. that casteth the fruit 15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. 16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.*9.16 the…: Heb. the desires 17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.