³ “I know Efrayim;
Isra’el is not hidden from me;
for now, Efrayim, you are a whore;
Isra’el is defiled.”

⁴ Their deeds will not allow them
to return to their God,
for the spirit of whoring is in them,
and they don’t know Adonai.
⁵ Isra’el’s arrogance will testify in his face;
Isra’el and Efrayim will stumble in their crimes;
Y’hudah too will stumble with them.