“Ephraim has built a lot of altars,and then uses them for sinning.Can you believe it? Altars for sinning!I write out my revelation for them in detailand they pretend they can’t read it.They offer sacrifices to meand then they feast on the meat.God is not pleased!I’m fed up—I’ll keep remembering their guilt.I’ll punish their sinsand send them back to Egypt.Israel has forgotten his Makerand gotten busy making palaces.Judah has gone in for a lot of fortress cities.I’m sending fire on their citiesto burn down their fortifications.”