6. The thing itself will be carried to Assyriaas a present to the great king.Ephraim will be disgraced.Israel will be ashamed because of its plans.
7. The king of Samaria will be carried awaylike a piece of wood on water.
8. The illegal worship sites of Aven will be destroyed.Israel sins there.Thorns and weeds will grow over those altars.People will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
9. Israel, you have sinned ever since the incident at Gibeah.You never change.War will overtake the wicked people in Gibeah.
10. “I will punish them when I’m ready.Armies will gather to attack them.They will be punished for their many sins.