1 ¶ Set the shofar to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law.

Set the trumpet to thy mouth. as an eagle against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and rebelled against my law.

2 I srael shall cry unto me, My God, we have known thee.

They shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee;, Israel.

3 I srael has cast off the good; the enemy shall pursue him.

Israel hath cast off good: the enemy shall pursue him.

4 T hey have reigned, but not by me; they have made dominion, and I knew it not; of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols that they may be cut off.

They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not; of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

5 T hy calf, O Samaria, has cast thee off; my anger has been kindled against them until they could no longer be absolved.

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be incapable of purity?

6 F or it is of Israel; and a workman made it who is not God: because the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

For from Israel is this also:—a workman made it, and it is no God: for the calf of Samaria shall be pieces.

7 F or they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; they shall have no harvest; the fruit shall yield no meal: if so be it yields, the strangers shall swallow it up.

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; should it sprout, it would yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.

8 ¶ Israel shall be swallowed up; soon they shall be among the Gentiles as a vessel in which there is no pleasure.

Israel is swallowed up: now are they become among the nations as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

9 F or they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass thinking only of himself; Ephraim has hired lovers.

For they are gone up Assyria a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

10 E ven though they hire the Gentiles, now I will gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king and of the princes.

Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes.

11 B ecause Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin, the altars shall be a sin unto him.

Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as strange things.

I have prescribed unto him the manifold things of my law: they are counted a strange thing.

13 I n the sacrifices of my gifts they sacrificed flesh and ate; but the LORD does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

They sacrifice flesh the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; Jehovah hath no delight in them. Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

14 F or Israel has forgotten his Maker and has built temples; and Judah has multiplied fenced cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.