1. When Ephraim spoke, trembling,he was exalted in Israel.But he incurred guilt through Baal worship and he died.
2. And now they continue sinningand have made a cast image for themselves,idols of their silver, according to their understanding;all of them the work of craftsmen.They say of them,“Those who sacrificeare kissing calves!”
3. Therefore they will be like the morning cloud,or like the early dew that passes away,like chaff blown off the threshing floor,or like the smoke from a chimney.
4. Yet I am the Lord your Godever since the land of Egypt.You know no God but Me,and there is no savior besides Me.