Hosea 7:11-16

Modern English Version

¹¹ Ephraim is like a dove,
    silly and without sense;
they call to Egypt,
    they go to Assyria.
¹² Wherever they go, I will spread My net over them;
    I will bring them down like the birds of the sky;
I will discipline them according to
    the report to their congregation.
¹³ Woe to them,
    for they have fled from Me!
Destruction to them,
    for they have rebelled against Me!
Though I would redeem them,
    yet they speak lies against Me.
¹⁴ They do not cry to Me with their heart
    when they howl on their beds.
They gather together for grain and wine,
    they rebel against Me.
¹⁵ Though I trained and strengthened their arms,
    yet they devise mischief against Me.
¹⁶ They return, but not to the Most High.
    They are like a loose bow.
Their princes will fall by the sword
    for the rage of their tongue.
This will be their derision
    in the land of Egypt.