My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.

They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned giving to the LORD.

They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.

I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.

The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

"Put the trumpet to your lips. Something like an eagle is over the LORD's house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against my law.

But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.

Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.

The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.

"All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more. All their rulers are rebels.

My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.

The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven; for its people will mourn over it, Along with its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.

So Bethel will do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak the king of Israel will be destroyed.

"They won't return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.

You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your help.

Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.