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1When Ephraim spoke, there was terror;[#Hebrew “speaks”]
he was exalted in Israel,
2And now they sin again,
idols from their silver metal according to their understanding,
To these they say, “Sacrifice!”
3Therefore, they will be like the morning cloud,
like chaff swirling from the threshing floor,
4I am Yahweh your God
you know no god except me,
5I fed you in the desert,[#So LXX; Hebrew “I knew you”]
6When I fed them, they were satisfied;[#Hebrew “According to their pasture”]
7And I will be like a lion to them;
8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring,
there I will devour them like a lion,
9I will destroy you, O Israel;[#Hebrew “He destroys you”]
10Where now is your king that he may save you?
of whom you said, “Give to
11I gave you a king in my anger,
12The sin of Ephraim is wrapped up;
13The labor pains of childbirth come for him;
because at the proper time, he does not present himself
14Should I redeem them from the power of Sheol?[#Literally “the hand”; #“Sheol” is a Hebrew term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the underworld]
Where are your plagues, O Death?
Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
the east wind will come, a wind of Yahweh
his fountain will dry up,
It will plunder his treasury,
16Samaria will be guilty,[#Hosea 13:16–14:9 in the English Bible is 14:1–10 in the Hebrew Bible]
they will fall by the sword,