7 The days of punishment have come;ap

the days of retribution have come.aq

Let Israel recognize it!

The prophet is a fool,ar

and the inspired man is insane,as

because of the magnitude

of your iniquity and hostility.at

8 Ephraim’s watchman is with my God.

Yet the prophet encounters a bird trap

on all his pathways.a

Hostility is in the house of his God!