Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah

5 “Hear this, O priests!

Take heed, O house of Israel!

Give ear, O house of the king!

For 1yours is the judgment,

Because ayou have been a snare to Mizpah

And a net spread on Tabor.

2 The revolters are bdeeply involved in slaughter,

Though I rebuke them all.

3 cI know Ephraim,

And Israel is not hidden from Me;

For now, O Ephraim, dyou commit harlotry;

Israel is defiled.

4 “They 2do not direct their deeds

Toward turning to their God,

For ethe spirit of harlotry is in their midst,

And they do not know the Lord.

5 The fpride of Israel testifies to his face;

Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;

Judah also stumbles with them.

6 “With their flocks and herds

gThey shall go to seek the Lord,

But they will not find Him;

He has withdrawn Himself from them.

7 They have hdealt treacherously with the Lord,

For they have begotten 3pagan children.

Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.