1. “Hear this, O priests! And listen, O house of Yisra’ĕl! Give ear, O house of the sovereign! For the judgment is for you, for you have been a snare to Mitspah and a net spread on Taḇor.
2. “And they have made deep the pit of Shittim, so I reprove them all.
3. “I have known Ephrayim, and Yisra’ĕl has not been hidden from Me. For now, O Ephrayim, you have whored, Yisra’ĕl is defiled.
4. “Their deeds do not allow them to turn back to their Elohim, for the spirit of whorings is among them, and they do not know יהוה.
5. “And the Excellency of Yisra’ĕl shall witness to his face, and Yisra’ĕl and Ephrayim stumble in their crookedness. Yehuḏah shall also stumble with them.
6. “With their flocks and herds they go to seek יהוה, but do not find Him – He has withdrawn from them.
7. “They have acted treacherously against יהוה, for they have brought forth strange children. Now a new moon shall devour them with their portions.