1 “ Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against my law.

Set the trumpet to your lips! comes as a vulture against the house of the Lord, because they have broken My covenant and transgressed against My law.

2 T hey cry to me, ‘My God, we Israel acknowledge you!’

Then they will cry to Me, My God, we know You!

3 I srael has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.

Israel has rejected the good; the enemy shall pursue him.

4 T hey have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn’t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.

They set up kings, but not from Me; they have made princes or removed them, I knew and recognized not. With their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves, that they may be destroyed.

5 L et Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity?

Your calf, O Samaria, is loathsome and I have spurned it. My wrath burns against them. How long will it be before they attain purity?

6 F or this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

For this too is from Israel; a craftsman made it; therefore it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to shivers and go up in flames.

7 F or they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.

For they sow the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no meal; if it were to yield, strangers and aliens would eat it up.

8 I srael is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.

Israel is swallowed up. Already they have become among the nations as a vessel that is useless.

9 F or they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass taking her own way by herself; Ephraim has hired lovers.

10 B ut although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.

Yes, though with presents they hire among the nations, now will I gather them up, and in a little while they will sorrow and begin to diminish because of the burden (tribute) imposed by the king of princes.

11 B ecause Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.

For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning; yes, to him altars are intended for sinning.

12 I wrote for him the many things of my law; but they were regarded as a strange thing.

I wrote for him the ten thousand things of My law, but they are counted as a strange thing.

13 A s for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn’t accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.

My sacrificial gifts they sacrifice; yes, they sacrifice flesh and eat it, but the Lord does not accept them. Now He will remember their guilt and iniquity and will punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt.

14 F or Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire on his cities, and it will devour its fortresses.”

For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces and idol temples, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities and it shall devour his palaces and fortified buildings.