“Ephrayim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because it pleased him to walk after Tsaw.
“For the laws of Omri are strictly observed, and all the works of the house of Aḥ
“A people whom you have not known eat the fruit of your land and all your labours. And you shall be only oppressed and crushed all the days.
In the days of Peqaḥ
“Ephrayim has been smitten, their root has dried up, they yield no fruit. Even if they bear children, I shall put to death the precious ones of their womb.”