1 Hear this, priests! 5:1 Hs 4:1
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah 5:1 Hs 9:8
and a net spread out on Tabor.
2 Rebels 5:2 Hs 9:15 are deeply involved in slaughter; 5:2 Hs 4:2; 6:9
I will be a punishment for all of them. 5:2 Hb obscure
3 I know Ephraim, 5:3 Hs 6:4; 7:1; Am 3:2; 5:12
and Israel is not hidden from me.
For now, Ephraim, 5:3 Hs 6:10
you have acted promiscuously;
Israel is defiled.
4 Their actions do not allow them
to return to their God, 5:4 Hs 4:11
for a spirit of promiscuity is among them, 5:4 Hs 4:12
and they do not know the Lord. 5:4 Hs 4:6,11,14
5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them. 5:5 Lit against his face, 5:5 Hs 7:10
Both Israel and Ephraim stumble
because of their iniquity; 5:5 Hs 4:5
even Judah will stumble with them. 5:5 Ezk 23:31–35
6 They go with their flocks and herds
to seek the Lord 5:6 Hs 8:13; Mc 6:6–7
but do not find him; 5:6 Is 1:15; Jr 14:12
he has withdrawn from them. 5:6 Ezk 8:6
7 They betrayed the Lord; 5:7 Is 48:8; Hs 6:7
indeed, they gave birth to illegitimate children. 5:7 Hs 2:4
Now the New Moon 5:7 Hs 2:11 will devour them
along with their fields. 5:7 Is 1:14
8 Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, 5:8 Hs 9:9; 10:9
the trumpet in Ramah; 5:8 Is 10:29; Jr 31:15
raise the war cry in Beth-aven: 5:8 Hs 4:15
Look behind you, 5:8 Or We will follow you Benjamin! 5:8 Jdg 5:14
9 Ephraim will become a desolation 5:9 Is 28:1–4; Hs 9:11–17
on the day of punishment; 5:9 Is 37:3
I announce what is certain
among the tribes of Israel. 5:9 Is 46:10; Zch 1:6
10 The princes of Judah are like those
who move boundary markers; 5:10 Dt 27:17
I will pour out my fury 5:10 Ezk 7:8 on them like water. 5:10 Ps 32:6; 93:3–4
11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, 5:11 Hs 9:16
for he is determined to follow what is worthless. 5:11 Or follow a command; Hb obscure
12 So I am like rot to Ephraim 5:12 Ps 39:11; Is 51:8
and like decay to the house of Judah.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria 5:13 Hs 7:11; 8:9; 12:1
and sent a delegation to the great king. 5:13 Or to King Yareb, 5:13 Hs 10:6
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. 5:13 Hs 14:3
14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim 5:14 Ps 7:2; Hs 13:7; Am 3:4
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart. 5:14 Ps 50:22
I will carry them off,
and no one can rescue them. 5:14 Mc 5:8
15 I will depart and return to my place
until they recognize their guilt and seek my face; 5:15 Is 64:7–9; Jr 3:13–14
they will search for me in their distress. 5:15 Ps 50:15; 78:34; Jr 2:27; Hs 3:5