1 ¶ Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king because the judgment is for you, for ye have been a snare in Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor.

Hear this, O you priests! And listen, O house of Israel! And give ear, O house of the king! For the judgment pronounced pertains to you and is meant for you, because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor.

2 A nd in killing sacrifices ye have descended into the depths; therefore, I shall be the correction of them all.

The revolters are deeply sunk in corruption and slaughter, but I am a rebuke and a chastisement for them all.

3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou dost commit whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from Me; for now, O Ephraim, you have played the harlot and have worshiped idols; Israel is defiled.

4 T hey will not think about returning unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they do not know the LORD.

Their doings will not permit them to return to their God, for the spirit of harlotry is within them and they know not the Lord.

5 A nd the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity; Judah shall also fall with them.

But the pride and self-reliance of Israel testifies before his face. Therefore shall Israel, and Ephraim, totter and fall in their iniquity and guilt, and Judah shall stumble and fall with them.

6 T hey shall go with their flocks and with their herds seeking the LORD; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

7 T hey have rebelled against the LORD; for they have begotten strange sons; now a month shall devour them with their portions.

They have dealt faithlessly and treacherously with the Lord, for they have borne alien children. Now shall a New Moon (one month) devour them with their fields.

8 ¶ Blow ye the shofar in Gibeah and the trumpet in Ramah; sound the drum in Bethaven; after thee, O Benjamin.

Blow the horn in Gibeah and the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven: behind you and after you, O Benjamin!

9 E phraim shall be made desolate in the day of chastisement; in the tribes of Israel I made known my truth.

Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke and punishment. Among the tribes of Israel I declare what shall surely be.

10 T he princes of Judah were like those that move the boundaries; therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

The princes of Judah are like those who remove the landmark; I will pour out My wrath upon them like water.

11 E phraim is oppressed and broken in judgment because he wanted to walk after commandments.

Ephraim is oppressed; he is broken and crushed by judgment, because he was content to walk after idols (images) and man’s command ( vanities and filth ).

12 T herefore I will be unto Ephraim as a moth and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim and like dry rot to the house of Judah.

13 A nd Ephraim shall see his sickness and Judah his wound; then Ephraim shall go to the Assyrian and shall send to King Jareb; yet he shall not be able to heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to great King Jareb. Yet he cannot heal you nor will he cure you of your wound.

14 F or I will be unto Ephraim as 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 there shall be no one left to escape.

For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will rend and go on; I will carry off and there will be no one to deliver.

15 I will go and return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their affliction they will seek me early.

I will return to My place until they acknowledge their offense and feel their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction and distress they will seek, inquire for, and require Me earnestly, saying,