Soon I will expose her lewd nakedness in front of her lovers, and no one will be able to rescue her from me!

(12:1) Ephraim has surrounded me with lies; the house of Israel has surrounded me with deceit. But Judah still roams about with God; he remains faithful to the Holy One.

Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint for themselves one leader, and will flourish in the land. Certainly, the day of Jezreel will be great!

I cannot carry out my fierce anger! I cannot totally destroy Ephraim! Because I am God, and not man – the Holy One among you – I will not come in wrath!

Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.

Ephraim has mixed itself like flour among the nations; Ephraim is like a ruined cake of bread that is scorched on one side.

I 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!

Ephraim boasts, “I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”

Yet until now she has refused to acknowledge that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and that it was I who lavished on her the silver and gold – which they used in worshiping Baal!

For their mother has committed adultery; she who conceived them has acted shamefully. For she said, “I will seek out my lovers; they are the ones who give me my bread and my water, my wool, my flax, my olive oil, and my wine.

Do not let anyone accuse or contend against anyone else: for my case is against you priests!

All of them are blazing like an oven; they devour their rulers. All of their kings fall – and none of them call on me!

(14:1) Samaria will be held guilty, because she rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword, their infants will be dashed to the ground – their pregnant women will be ripped open.

I led them with leather cords, with leather ropes; I lifted the yoke from their neck, and gently fed them.

There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

Israel will be swallowed up among the nations; they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.

Sound the alarm! An eagle looms over the temple of the Lord! For they have broken their covenant with me, and have rebelled against my law.

My people are obsessed with turning away from me; they call to Baal, but he will never exalt them!

Then you will call your brother, “My People” (Ammi)! You will call your sister, “Pity” (Ruhamah)!

So I paid fifteen shekels of silver and about seven bushels of barley to purchase her.