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The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the wine shall deceive them.

They shall not dwell in the Lord's land: Ephraim is returned to Egypt, and hath eaten unclean things among the Assyrians.

They shall not offer wine to the Lord, neither shall they please him: their sacrifices shall be like the bread of mourners: all that shall eat it shall be defiled: for their bread is life for their soul, it shall not enter into the house of the Lord.

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Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people;
    the new wine(A) will fail them.
They will not remain(B) in the Lord’s land;
    Ephraim will return to Egypt(C)
    and eat unclean food in Assyria.(D)
They will not pour out wine offerings(E) to the Lord,
    nor will their sacrifices please(F) him.
Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;(G)
    all who eat them will be unclean.(H)
This food will be for themselves;
    it will not come into the temple of the Lord.(I)

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