7. They have dealt treacherously with the Lord,For they have begotten pagan children.Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
8. “Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,The trumpet in Ramah!Cry aloud at Beth Aven,‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’
9. Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke;Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.
10. “The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark;I will pour out My wrath on them like water.
11. Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment,Because he willingly walked by human precept.
12. Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth,And to the house of Judah like rottenness.
13. “When Ephraim saw his sickness,And Judah saw his wound,Then Ephraim went to AssyriaAnd sent to King Jareb;Yet he cannot cure you,Nor heal you of your wound.