| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, royal house! For the judgment applies to you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor. | 1"Hear this, priests, pay attention, house of Israel, listen, royal family! For judgment is coming your way, because you have been a trap to Mizpah, a snare spread out on Mount Tabor. |
| 2Rebels are deeply involved in slaughter; I will be a punishment for all of them. | 2The rebels are deep into their slaughter; I am punishing them all. |
| 3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, Ephraim, you have acted promiscuously; Israel is defiled. | 3I know Ephraim, and Israel cannot hide from me, since you, Ephraim, have been acting like a prostitute, defiling Israel. |
| 4Their actions do not allow them to return to their God, for a spirit of promiscuity is among them, and they do not know the LORD. | 4"Their actions hinder them from turning to their God, because a spirit of fornication is in their midst, and the LORD they do not know. |
| 5Israel's arrogance testifies against them. Both Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their wickedness; even Judah will stumble with them. | 5The arrogance of Israel testifies against him; therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity, and Judah with them. |
| 6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD but do not find Him; He has withdrawn from them. | 6They will go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them. |
| 7They betrayed the LORD; indeed, they gave birth to illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their fields. | 7They have been unfaithful to the LORD, having raised unbelieving children. In the coming month they will be devoured, along with their fields. |
| 8Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the war cry in Beth-aven: After you, Benjamin! | 8"Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, and the alarm in Ramah. Cry out at Beth-aven Go out, Benjamin! |
| 9Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment; I announce what is certain among the tribes of Israel. | 9Ephraim will be desolate when it is rebuked. I have made known among the tribes of Israel what will surely come about. |
| 10The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary markers; I will pour out My fury on them like water. | 10The princes of Judah have become like those who move boundary markers: I will pour out my anger on them like water. |
| 11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow what is worthless. | 11Ephraim is crushed, broken by judgment, because he willingly pursued idols. |
| 12So I am like rot to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah. | 12Therefore I will consume Ephraim like a moth, and the house of Judah as rottenness consumes. |
| 13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. | 13When Ephraim examined his illness and Judah his injury, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and inquired of the great king; but he could not cure you nor heal your injury. |
| 14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart. I will carry them off, and no one can rescue them. | 14Therefore I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I—even I—will tear them to pieces, and then I will leave. I will take them away, and there will be no rescue. |
| 15I will depart and return to My place until they recognize their guilt and seek My face; they will search for Me in their distress. | 15"I will leave and go back to my place until they admit their offense and seek my face. When affliction comes to them, they will eagerly seek me." |
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