15. Though you prostitute yourself, Israel,do not let Judah become guilty!Do not come to Gilgal,do not go up to Beth-aven,do not swear, “As the Lord lives!”
16. For like a stubborn cow,Israel is stubborn;Will the Lord now pasture them,like lambs in a broad meadow?
17. Ephraim is bound to idols,let him alone!
18. When their drinking is over,they give themselves to prostitution;they love shame more than their honor.
19. A wind has bound them up in its wings;they shall be ashamed because of their altars.