1   Israel is a ^note emptie vine, yet hath it brought foorth fruite vnto it selfe, and according to the multitude of the fruite thereof he hath increased the altars: according to the ^note goodnesse of their lande they haue made faire images.

2   Their heart is ^note deuided: nowe shall they be founde faultie: he shall breake downe their altars: he shall destroy their images.

3   For now they shal say, We haue no ^note King because we feared not the Lord: and what should a King doe to vs?

4   They haue spoken woordes, swearing falsly in making ^note a couenant: thus ^note iudgement groweth as wormewoode in the furrowes of the fielde.

5   The inhabitants of Samaria shal ^note feare because of the calfe of Beth-auen: for the people thereof shall mourne ouer it, and the ^note Chemarims thereof, that reioyced on it for the glorie thereof, because it is departed from it.

6   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.

7   Of Samaria, the King thereof is destroyed as the some vpon the water.

8   The hie places also of ^note Auen shall be destroied, euen the sinne of Israel: the thorne and the thistle shall growe vpon their altars, and they shal say to the mountaines, ^note Couer vs, and to the hils, Fall vpon vs.

9   O Israel, thou hast ^note sinned from the daies of Gibeah: there they ^note stoode: the battell in Gibeah against the children of iniquitie did not ^note touch them.

10   It is my desire ^note that I should chastice them, and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall gather themselues in their two ^note furrowes.

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

12   Sowe to your selues in righteousnes: reape after the measure of mercy: ^note breake vp your fallowe grounde: for it is time to seeke the Lorde, till he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you.

13   But you haue plowed wickednesse: ye haue reaped iniquitie: you haue eaten the fruite of lies: because thou didest trust in thine owne waies, and in the multitude of thy strong men,

14   Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy munitions shall be destroyed, as ^note Shalman destroyed Beth-arbell in the daie

God did beare Israel. of battell: the mother with the children was dashed in pieces.

15   So shall Beth-el doe vnto you, because of your malicious wickednes: in a morning shall the King of Israel be destroied.

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