And she pursued those loving her, and she shall not overtake them; and she sought them and she shall not find: and she said, I will go and turn back to my former husband, for it was well to me then more than now.

And now will I uncover her wickedness before the eyes of those loving her, and a man shall not deliver her from my hand.

For as a stubborn heifer Israel was stubborn: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide place.

I knew Ephraim and Israel were not hid from me: for now thou didst commit fornication, O Ephraim; Israel was deified.

Against Jehovah they acted faithlessly: for they begat strange sons: now shall the new moon consume them with their portions.

And they will not say to their heart, I remembered all their evil: now their doings surrounded them; they were before my face.

Israel was swallowed down: now they were among the nations as a vessel no delight in it.

Also if they will hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and shall they be weak a little from the lifting up of the king of the princes.

The sacrifices of my gifts they will sacrifice flesh, and they will eat; Jehovah delighted not in them; now will he remember their iniquity, and he will review their sins: they shall turn back to Egypt

Their heart was divided; now shall they be guilty: he will break down their altars, he shall lay waste their images

For now they will say, No king to us because we feared not Jehovah; and what shall the king do to us?

And now they will add to sin, and they will make to them a molten image of their silver, in their understanding images the work of artificers all of it: they saying to them, The men sacrificing shall kiss the calves.

Now will I be thy king, and he shall save thee in all thy cities, and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Thou shalt give to me a king and princes.

The pains of her bringing forth shall come to him: he a son not wise; for now he shall not stand in the breaking forth of sons.