1God's judgments against the priests, the people, and the princes, of Israel, for their manifold sins, 15until they repent.
1HEAR aye this, bO priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, cO house of the king; for djudgment is toward you, because ye have been ea snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
a ch. 4.1. Je. 22.29. b ch. 4.6-8; 6.9. Mal. 2.1. Je. 8.8. c ch. 7.3-5. 2Ki. 14; 15. Mi. 3.1. d ch. 2.9,13; 9.11-17. e ch. 6.9; 7.1. Mi. 6.16. Mat. 15.14.
2And the revolters are fprofound to make slaughter, 1though I have been 2a rebuker of them all.
1Or, and.
2Heb. a correction. Ju. 2.14-20. Is. 1.5.
f ch. 4.4; 6.9; 9.9. Is. 29.15; 31.6. Ps. 10.8.
3gI know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, hthou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
g Re. 3.15. He. 4.13. Ps. 90.8; 50.20,21. h ch. 2.17. v.9,13,14. ch. 6.4,10; 7.8,12; 8.9. 1Ki. 12.25. ch. 4.1,2,10-12,18.
43They will not 4*frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the ispirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
3Or, Their doings will not suffer them.
4Heb. give. Ps. 78.8.
*frame-make.
i ch. 4.12,1-6; 11.2,7. Ps. 36.1-4. Je. 17.9. Ro. 8.7,8. 1Co. 2.14.
5And jthe pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim kfall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
j Is. 3.9; 28.1. ch. 7.10. 1Ti. 6.4. Is. 59.12. Je. 14.7. k ch. 4.5. Pr. 14.14,32; 11.21.
6They shall go with ltheir flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but mthey shall not find him ; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
l Mi. 6.6,7. Is. 1.11-15; 66.3. Je. 7.4. Pr. 15.8. m Pr. 1.28. Is. 1.15. Je. 11.11. Eze. 8.18. Mi. 3.4. Jn. 7.34. Ps. 109.7. La. 3.8,44.
7They nhave dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten o*strange children: pnow shall a month devour them with their portions.
*strange-illegitimate.
n Je. 3.20. ch. 6.7. Is. 24.5; 48.8. Je. 5.11. Mal. 2.11. o Ex. 23.32. De. 7.2. Ju. 2.10. Ps. 144.7,11. Ne. 13.24. p Zec. 11.8. Eze. 7.3-13; 12.28.
8qBlow ye rthe cornet in sGibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at tBeth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
q ch. 8.1. Je. 4.5; 6.1. Is. 10.28-31. Joel 2.1. r 2Ch. 15.14. s ch. 10.9; 9.9. Ju. 19; 20. t 1Ki. 12.29. ch. 4.15; 10.5,8.
9uEphraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel vhave I made known that which shall surely be.
u v.12,14. ch. 8.8,14; 9.6,11-17; 10.5,14; 11.5,6; 13.3,15,16. Am. 3.14,15; 7.9,17. v Am. 3.7. Is. 46.10; 48.3,5. Zec. 1.6.
10wThe princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them xlike water.
w 2Ki. 16. 2Ch. 28. De. 19.14; 27.17. Pr. 22.28. x Ps. 32.6; 69.1. Is. 8.7,8. Da. 9.26.
11yEphraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after zthe commandment.
y De. 28.33. 2Ki. 15.19,29. Am. 5.11; 8.6. z 1Ki. 12.28-33. Mi. 6.16.
12Therefore will I be unto Ephraim aas a moth, and to the house of Judah as 5rottenness.
5Or, a worm.
a Job 13.28. Is. 51.8; 50.9. 2Ki. 15; 17; 24; 25.
13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw bhis wound, cthen went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent 6to king Jareb: dyet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
6Or, to the king of Jareb; or, to the king that should plead.
b Je. 30.13. c 2Ki. 15.19; 16.7. 2Ch. 28.16-18. ch. 12.1; 7.11; 10.6. d 2Ch. 28.21. 2Ki. 15.29; 17; 18. Eze. 22.5-12.
14For I will be unto Ephraim eas a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
e ch. 13.7,8. La. 3.10. Ps. 50.22; 76.7. 2Ki. 17; 18.
15ΒΆfI will go and return to my place, 7till they gacknowledge their offence, and seek my face: hin their affliction they will seek me early.
7Heb, till they be guilty.
f ch. 9.12. De. 31.17. Eze. 10.4; 11.23. v.6. Is. 26.21. g Le. 26.40,41. De. 30.1,2. Je. 3.13. ch. 14.1-3. 2Ch. 7.14. Je. 29.12. Eze. 6.9; 20.43; 36.31,37. h Ps. 78.34; 83.16. Ju. 4.2,3; 6.6,7. Is. 26.9,16. Je. 2.27. Zep. 2.3; 3.7.