Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

The days of punishment, the days of reward are come; Israel will be put to shame; the prophet is foolish, the man who has the spirit is off his head, because of your great sin.

Their words are foolish; they make agreements with false oaths, so punishment will come up like a poison-plant in a ploughed field.

A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

When the time of childbirth comes, he will be so foolish that he will refuse to be born."