¹³ Woe^(A) to them,
    because they have strayed^(B) from me!
Destruction to them,
    because they have rebelled against me!
I long to redeem them
    but they speak about me^(C) falsely.^(D)

⁴ “What can I do with you, Ephraim?^(A)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.^(B)

⁹ As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,^(A)
    so do bands of priests;
they murder^(B) on the road to Shechem,
    carrying out their wicked schemes.^(C)

⁸ “How can I give you up,^(A) Ephraim?^(B)
    How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
    How can I make you like Zeboyim?^(C)
My heart is changed within me;
    all my compassion^(D) is aroused.^(E)