| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor. | 1Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor. |
| 2The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all. | 2Those who revolt are knee-deep in slaughter, but I will discipline them all. |
| 3I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled. | 3I know Ephraim all too well; the evil of Israel is not hidden from me. For you have engaged in prostitution, O Ephraim; Israel has defiled itself. |
| 4“They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD. | 4Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God; because a spirit of idolatry controls their heart, and they do not acknowledge the LORD. |
| 5The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them. | 5The arrogance of Israel testifies against it; Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity. Even Judah will be brought down with them. |
| 6“With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. | 6Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the LORD, They will not find him--he has withdrawn himself from them! |
| 7They have dealt treacherously with the LORD, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage. | 7They have committed treason against the LORD, because they bore illegitimate children. Soon the new moon festival will devour them and their fields. |
| 8“Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, The trumpet in Ramah! Cry aloud at Beth Aven, ‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’ | 8Blow the ram's horn in Gibeah! Sound the trumpet in Ramah! Sound the alarm in Beth Aven! Tremble in fear, O Benjamin! |
| 9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure. | 9Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment! What I am declaring to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place! |
| 10“The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; I will pour out My wrath on them like water. | 10The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary markers. I will pour out my rage on them like a torrential flood! |
| 11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, Because he willingly walked by human precept. | 11Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols. |
| 12Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness. | 12I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot to the house of Judah. |
| 13“When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound. | 13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and begged its great king for help. But he will not be able to heal you! He cannot cure your wound! |
| 14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue. | 14I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear them to pieces, then I will carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them! |
| 15I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” | 15Then I will return again to my lair until they have suffered their punishment. Then they will seek me; in their distress they will earnestly seek me. |
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