9 Rejoice
not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring
from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. 2 The
floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail
in her. 3 They
shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt,
and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 4 They
shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing
unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners;
all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul
shall not come into the house of the LORD. 5 What
will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? 6 For,
lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up,
Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles
shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. 7 The
days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall
know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude
of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. 8 The
watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler
in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
9
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore
he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 10 I found
Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe
in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated
themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they
loved. 11 As
for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and
from the womb, and from the conception. 12 Though
they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall
not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! 13 Ephraim,
as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring
forth his children to the murderer. 14 Give
them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry
breasts. 15 All
their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness
of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no
more: all their princes are revolters. 16 Ephraim
is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though
they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. 17 My
God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they
shall be wanderers among the nations.