9. Ephraim will become desolate in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I made known what is certain.
10. The princes of Judah were like those who move a boundary mark. I pour out My fury on them like water.
11. Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed by judgment, for he willingly followed a worthless thing.
12. So, I will be like a moth to Ephraim and like decay to the house of Judah.
13. When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent envoys to a warring king. But he cannot heal you nor will he cure your wound.
14. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away. I will carry off, and nobody will rescue.
15. I will go and return to My place until they admit their guilt. Then they will seek My face. In their distress they will seek Me earnestly: