1. When Ephraim spoke, there was excitement;he was praised in Israel;but he became guilty through Baal and died.
2. And now they keep on sinning;they have made metal images,idols of silver,as a result of their skill,all of them the work of craftsmen."Sacrifice to these," they say.People are kissing calves!
3. Therefore, they will be like the morning mist,like the dew that passes away early,like husks that swirl from the threshing floor,or like smoke from a window.
4. Yet I have been the Lord your Godever since the land of Egypt;and you will know no other gods but me;there is no savior besides me.
5. I knew you in the wilderness,in the land of no rain.
6. When I fed them, they were satisfied;and their hearts became proud;therefore, they forgot me.