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The Lord’s Relentless Judgment on Israel
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel,
but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
he was exalted in Israel,
but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
Ephraim’s Idolatry
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling.
He exalted himself in Israel,
But through Baal he did wrong and died.
When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling.
He exalted himself in Israel,
But through Baal he did wrong and died.
And now they sin more and more,
and make for themselves metal images,
idols skillfully made of their silver,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
It is said of them,
“Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!”
and make for themselves metal images,
idols skillfully made of their silver,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
It is said of them,
“Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!”
And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves molten images,
Idols skillfully made from their silver,
All of them the work of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”
And make for themselves molten images,
Idols skillfully made from their silver,
All of them the work of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”
Therefore they shall be like the morning mist
or like the dew that goes early away,
like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor
or like smoke from a window.
or like the dew that goes early away,
like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor
or like smoke from a window.
Therefore they will be like the morning cloud
And like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor
And like smoke from a chimney.
And like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor
And like smoke from a chimney.
But I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
you know no God but me,
and besides me there is no savior.
from the land of Egypt;
you know no God but me,
and besides me there is no savior.
Yet I have been the LORD your God
Since the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.
Since the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.
It was I who knew you in the wilderness,
in the land of drought;
in the land of drought;
I cared for you in the wilderness,
In the land of drought.
In the land of drought.
As they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud;
Therefore they forgot Me.
And being satisfied, their heart became proud;
Therefore they forgot Me.
So I am to them like a lion;
like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.
like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.
So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will lie in wait by the wayside.
Like a leopard I will lie in wait by the wayside.
I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs;
I will tear open their breast,
and there I will devour them like a lion,
as a wild beast would rip them open.
I will tear open their breast,
and there I will devour them like a lion,
as a wild beast would rip them open.
I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.
It is your destruction, O Israel,
That you are against Me, against your help.
That you are against Me, against your help.
Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities?
Where are all your rulers —
those of whom you said,
“Give me a king and princes”?
Where are all your rulers —
those of whom you said,
“Give me a king and princes”?
Where now is your king
That he may save you in all your cities,
And your judges of whom you requested,
“Give me a king and princes”?
That he may save you in all your cities,
And your judges of whom you requested,
“Give me a king and princes”?
I gave you a king in my anger,
and I took him away in my wrath.
and I took him away in my wrath.
I gave you a king in My anger
And took him away in My wrath.
And took him away in My wrath.
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
his sin is kept in store.
his sin is kept in store.
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
His sin is stored up.
His sin is stored up.
The pangs of childbirth come for him,
but he is an unwise son,
for at the right time he does not present himself
at the opening of the womb.
but he is an unwise son,
for at the right time he does not present himself
at the opening of the womb.
The pains of childbirth come upon him;
He is not a wise son,
For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.
He is not a wise son,
For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?
O Death, where are your thorns?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion will be hidden from My sight.
Shall I redeem them from death?
O Death, where are your thorns?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion will be hidden from My sight.
Though he may flourish among his brothers,
the east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come,
rising from the wilderness,
and his fountain shall dry up;
his spring shall be parched;
it shall strip his treasury
of every precious thing.
the east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come,
rising from the wilderness,
and his fountain shall dry up;
his spring shall be parched;
it shall strip his treasury
of every precious thing.
Though he flourishes among the reeds,
An east wind will come,
The wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will become dry
And his spring will be dried up;
It will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
An east wind will come,
The wind of the LORD coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will become dry
And his spring will be dried up;
It will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
Samaria will be held guilty,
For she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword,
Their little ones will be dashed in pieces,
And their pregnant women will be ripped open.
For she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword,
Their little ones will be dashed in pieces,
And their pregnant women will be ripped open.