Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye havebeen a snare on Mizpah, and a net spreaduponTabor.
WhenEphraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, thenwentEphraim to the Assyrian, and sent to kingJareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of yourwound.
For I will be untoEphraim as a lion, and as a younglion to the house of Judah: I, even I, willtear and go away; I willtakeaway, and noneshallrescue him.