1. When Ephraim spoke, people trembled;he was exalted in Israel.But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.
2. Now they sin more and more;they make idols for themselves from their silver,cleverly fashioned images,all of them the work of craftsmen.It is said of these people,‘They offer human sacrifices!They kiss calf-idols!’
3. Therefore they will be like the morning mist,like the early dew that disappears,like chaff swirling from a threshing-floor,like smoke escaping through a window.
4. ‘But I have been the Lord your Godever since you came out of Egypt.You shall acknowledge no God but me,no Saviour except me.