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
.
The floor and the winepress
shall not feed
them, and the new wine
shall fail
in her.
They shall not dwell in the LORD'S
land
; but Ephraim
shall return
to Egypt
, and they shall eat
unclean
things in Assyria
.
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
.
What will ye do in the solemn
day
, and in the day
of the feast
of the LORD
?
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
.
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
.
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
.
They have deeply corrupted
themselves , as in the days
of Gibeah
: therefore he will remember
their iniquity
, he will visit
their sins
.
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 Baalpeor
, and separated
themselves unto that shame
; and their abominations
were according as they loved
.
As for Ephraim, their glory
shall fly away
like a bird
, from the birth
, and from the womb
, and from the conception
.
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!
Ephraim, as I saw
Tyrus
, is planted
in a pleasant place
: but Ephraim
shall bring forth
his children
to the murderer
.
Give them, O LORD
: what wilt thou give
? give
them a miscarrying
womb
and dry
breasts
.
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
.
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
.
My God will cast them away
, because they did not hearken
unto him: and they shall be wanderers
among the nations
.