9. “The people of Israel went to Assyria.They were like wild donkeys wandering off alone.The people of Ephraim sold themselves to their lovers.
10. Even though they sold themselves among the nations,I will gather them now.They will suffer for a while under the burdens of kings and princes.
11. “The more altars that the people of Ephraim buildto make offerings to pay for their sins,the more places they have for sinning.
12. I have written many things for them in my teachings,but they consider these things strange and foreign.
13. They offer sacrifices to me and eat the meat of sacrifices,but I, the Lord, do not accept these sacrifices.Now I will remember their wickednessand punish them because of their sins.They will go back to Egypt.
14. The people of Israel have built palaces,and they have forgotten their maker.The people of Judah have built many fortified cities.I will send a fire on their cities and burn down their palaces.”