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The watchman of Ephraim shoulde bee with my God: but the Prophet is the snare of a fouler in all his waies, and hatred in the House of his God.

Ephraim, as I sawe, is as a tree in Tyrus planted in a cottage: but Ephraim shal bring forth his children to the murtherer.

It shall bee also brought to Asshur, for a present vnto King Iareb: Ephraim shall receiue shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his owne counsell.

And Ephraim is as an heifer vsed to delite in threshing: but I will passe by her faire necke: I will make Ephraim to ride: Iudah shall plowe, and Iaakob shall breake his cloddes.

I ledde Ephraim also, as one shoulde beare them in his armes: but they knewe not that I healed them.

He shall no more returne into the lande of Egypt: but Asshur shalbe his King, because they refused to conuert.

And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their owne counsels.

The Lorde hath also a controuersie with Iudah, and will visite Iaakob, according to his waies: according to his workes, wil he recompence him.

Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God,

Yea, the Lorde God of hostes, the Lorde is himselfe his memoriall.

He is Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.

But Ephraim prouoked him with hie places: therefore shal his blood be powred vpon him, and his reproche shall his Lord reward him.

The iniquitie of Ephraim is bound vp: his sinne is hid.

Though he grewe vp among his brethren, an East winde shall come, euen the winde of the Lord shal come vp from the wildernesse, and drie vp his veine, and his fountaine shalbe dryed vp: he shal spoyle the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

I will be as the dewe vnto Israel: he shall grow as the lilie and fasten his rootes, as the trees of Lebanon.

His branches shall spread, and his beautie shalbe as the oliue tree, and his smel as Lebanon.

They that dwel vnder his shadow, shal returne: they shall reuiue as the corne, and florish as the vine: the sent thereof shalbe as the wine of Lebanon.

Before his face shal the people tremble: all faces shal gather blackenesse.

They shal runne like strong men, and goe vp to the wall like men of warre, and euery man shall goe forward in his wayes, and they shall not stay in their paths.

Neither shal one thrust another, but euery one shall walke in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shal not be wounded.