9. Strangers have eaten up his strength,yet he doesn’t know it;gray hairs are sprinkled here and there upon him,yet he doesn’t know it.
10. Israel’s pride is a witness against him;yet they don’t return to the Lord their God,or seek him because of all this.
11. Ephraim has become like a dove,silly and without common sense;they call upon Egypt; they go to Assyria.
12. As they go, I will spread my net over them;like birds in the sky, I will bring them down;I will judge them according to the report made to their assembly.
13. Doom to them, for they have strayed from me;destruction will be their lot because they have rebelled against me.I would redeem them,but they speak lies against me.
14. They don’t cry to me from the heart,but they sob upon their beds;they fight over grain and wine;they resist me.
15. It was I who gave them their strength,yet they plot evil against me.
16. They return, but not to the Most High;they have become like a worthless bow;their officials will fall by the swordbecause of the rage of their tongues;in Egypt they will make fun of them.