The Lord’s Anger Against Israel

13 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled;l

he was exaltedm in Israel.

But he became guilty of Baal worshipn and died.

2 Now they sin more and more;

they makeo idols for themselves from their silver,p

cleverly fashioned images,

all of them the work of craftsmen.q

It is said of these people,

“They offer human sacrifices!

They kissa r calf-idols!s”

3 Therefore they will be like the morning mist,

like the early dew that disappears,t

like chaffu swirling from a threshing floor,v

like smokew escaping through a window.

4 “But I have been the Lord your God

ever since you came out of Egypt.x

You shall acknowledgey no God but me,z

no Saviora except me.

5 I cared for you in the wilderness,b

in the land of burning heat.

6 When I fed them, they were satisfied;

when they were satisfied, they became proud;c

then they forgotd me.e