5. The pride of Israel testifies to his face;Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;Judah also stumbles with them.
6. “With their flocks and herdsThey shall go to seek the Lord,But they will not find Him;He has withdrawn Himself from them.
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.