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Ephraim's Glory Vanishes
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
The LORD’s Anger against Israel
When the tribe of Ephraim spoke,
the people shook with fear,
for that tribe was important in Israel.
But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal
and thus sealed their destruction.
When the tribe of Ephraim spoke,
the people shook with fear,
for that tribe was important in Israel.
But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal
and thus sealed their destruction.
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.
Now they continue to sin by making silver idols,
images shaped skillfully with human hands.
“Sacrifice to these,” they cry,
“and kiss the calf idols!”
images shaped skillfully with human hands.
“Sacrifice to these,” they cry,
“and kiss the calf idols!”
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.
Therefore, they will disappear like the morning mist,
like dew in the morning sun,
like chaff blown by the wind,
like smoke from a chimney.
like dew in the morning sun,
like chaff blown by the wind,
like smoke from a chimney.
God's Anger
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.
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.
“I have been the LORD your God
ever since I brought you out of Egypt.
You must acknowledge no God but me,
for there is no other savior.
ever since I brought you out of Egypt.
You must acknowledge no God but me,
for there is no other savior.
I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
I took care of you in the wilderness,
in that dry and thirsty land.
in that dry and thirsty land.
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
But when you had eaten and were satisfied,
you became proud and forgot me.
you became proud and forgot me.
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
So now I will attack you like a lion,
like a leopard that lurks along the road.
like a leopard that lurks along the road.
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.
Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away,
I will tear out your heart.
I will devour you like a hungry lioness
and mangle you like a wild animal.
I will tear out your heart.
I will devour you like a hungry lioness
and mangle you like a wild animal.
God's Mercy
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
“You are about to be destroyed, O Israel —
yes, by me, your only helper.
yes, by me, your only helper.
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?
I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
In my anger I gave you kings,
and in my fury I took them away.
and in my fury I took them away.
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.
“Ephraim’s guilt has been collected,
and his sin has been stored up for punishment.
and his sin has been stored up for punishment.
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.
Pain has come to the people
like the pain of childbirth,
but they are like a child
who resists being born.
The moment of birth has arrived,
but they stay in the womb!
like the pain of childbirth,
but they are like a child
who resists being born.
The moment of birth has arrived,
but they stay in the womb!
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.
The Judgment on Samaria
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.
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.
Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers,
but the east wind — a blast from the LORD —
will arise in the desert.
All their flowing springs will run dry,
and all their wells will disappear.
Every precious thing they own
will be plundered and carried away.
but the east wind — a blast from the LORD —
will arise in the desert.
All their flowing springs will run dry,
and all their wells will disappear.
Every precious thing they own
will be plundered and carried away.
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.