| 1 | When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. |
| 2 | And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, {and} idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. |
| 3 | Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff {that} is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. |
| 4 | Yet I {am} the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for {there is} no saviour beside me. |
| 5 | I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. |
| 6 | According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. |
| 7 | Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe {them}: |
| 8 | I will meet them as a bear {that is} bereaved {of her whelps}, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. |
| 9 | O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me {is} thine help. |
| 10 | I will be thy king: where {is any other} that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? |
| 11 | I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took {him} away in my wrath. |
| 12 | The iniquity of Ephraim {is} bound up; his sin {is} hid. |
| 13 | The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he {is} an unwise son; for he should not stay long in {the place of} the breaking forth of children. |
| 14 | I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. |
| 15 | Though he be fruitful among {his} brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. |
| 16 | Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. |