When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.
Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redee
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like th
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your chil
If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adu
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your chil
and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the H
The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous pri
Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived
He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us
“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because y
Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beer
“We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I w
Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above
Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.