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
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
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