And Tiglath-Pileser the sovereign of Ashshur came against him and distressed him, and did not help him,
In the days of Peqaḥ
And the sovereign of Ashshur went through all the land, and went up to Shomeron and besieged it for three years.
So the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ
and Be’ĕ
And the runners went to all Yisra’ĕ
and you said, “No, for we flee upon horses,” therefore you flee! And, “We ride on swift horses,” therefore those who pursue you are swift!
“And the strength of Pharaoh shall become your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Mitsrayim your confusion.
“יהוה brings on you and your people and your father’s house days that have not come since the day that Ephrayim turned away from Yehuḏ
In that day יהוה shall shave with a razor hired beyond the River – with the sovereign of Ashshur – the head and the hair of the legs, and also remove the beard.
“Why do you go about so much to change your way? Even of Mitsrayim you are to be ashamed, as you were ashamed of Ashshur.
“Even from this one you shall go forth, with your hands on your head. For יהוה has rejected those you trust, and you shall not prosper by them.
“And you whored with the sons of Ashshur, without being satisfied. And you whored with them and still were not satisfied.
“When Ephrayim saw his sickness, and Yehuḏ