God

Ephraim, as I sawe, is as a tree in Tyrus planted in a cottage: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murtherer.

O Lord, giue them: what wilt thou giue them? giue them a baren wombe and drie breasts.

All their wickednesse is in Gilgal: for there doe I hate them: for the wickednesse of their inuentions, I will cast them out of mine House: I will loue them no more: all their princes are rebels.

Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.

My God will cast them away, because they did not obey him: and they shall wander among the nations.

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

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

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

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

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

When Israel was a childe, then I loued him, and called my sonne out of Egypt.

I ledde Ephraim also, as one shoulde beare them in his armes: but they knewe not that I healed them.

I led them with cordes of a man, euen with bandes of loue, and I was to them, as hee that taketh off the yoke from their iawes, and I laide the meat vnto them.

And my people are bent to rebellion against me: though they called them to the most hie, yet none at all would exalt him.

Howe shall I giue thee vp, Ephraim? howe shall I deliuer thee, Israel? how shall I make thee, as Admah? howe shall I set thee, as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within mee: my repentings are rouled together.

I wil not execute ye fiercenesse of my wrath: I will not returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man, the holy one in the middes of thee, and I will not enter into the citie.

They shall walke after the Lord: he shall roare like a lyon: when hee shall roare, then the children of the West shall feare.

They shall feare as a sparrow out of Egypt, and as a doue of the lande of Asshur, and I will place them in their houses, sayth the Lord.

Ephraim copasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Iudah yet ruleth with God, and is faithfull with the Saints.

The Lord hath also a controuersie with Iudah, and will visite Iaakob, according to his waies: according to his workes, wil he recompence him.

Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God,

Yea, the Lord God of hostes, the Lord is himselfe his memoriall.

Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy and iudgement, and hope still in thy God.

Though I am the Lord thy God, from the land of Egypt, yet will I make thee to dwel in the tabernacles, as in the daies of the solemne feast.

I haue also spoken by the Prophets, and I haue multiplied visions, and vsed similitudes by the ministerie of the Prophets.