1Israel's like an empty vibe, just flexing fruit for itself: the more fruit it pops out, the more altars it builds; based on the goodness of its land, they’re making some nice images.

2Their hearts are sus; they gonna get caught slippin': God's gonna tear down their altars, and their images gonna get wrecked.

3Now they’re saying, “We got no king,” 'cause they didn’t fear the Lord; like, what’s a king gonna do for us, fr?

4They be talking big, swearing false in a deal: so judgment is popping up like hemlock in the fields.

5The peeps in Samaria gonna be shook 'cause of the calves at Beth-aven: they gonna mourn, and the priests who were vibing over it, now they sad 'cause it’s gone.

6It's gonna be taken to Assyria as a gift for king Jareb: Ephraim gonna feel shame, and Israel gonna be embarrassed by its own plans.

7As for Samaria, her king’s like foam on water, just gone.

8The high places of Aven, Israel's sin, gonna get wrecked: thorns and thistles gonna grow on their altars; they gonna be like, “Mountains, cover us! Hills, fall on us!”

9Yo Israel, you’ve been sinning since the days of Gibeah: they stood there, and the battle against the kids of iniquity didn’t even touch them.

10I wanna discipline them; the people gonna gather against them when they tie themselves up in their own mess.

11Ephraim’s like a heifer that loves to stomp on the corn; but I’m rolling over her neck: I’m gonna make Ephraim ride; Judah gonna plow, and Jacob gonna break the clods.

12Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap mercy; break up your hard ground: it’s time to seek the Lord until He comes and showers you with righteousness.

13You’ve been plowing wickedness, reaping iniquity; you’ve munched on lies: 'cause you trusted in your own way, in the power of your crew.

14So a chaos gonna rise among your people, and all your strongholds gonna get wrecked, like Shalman wrecked Beth-arbel in battle: the mother got crushed with her kids.

15So Beth-el gonna do you dirty 'cause of your wickedness: in the morning, the king of Israel gonna be totally cut off.

1Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?

4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth–aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

6It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

7As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

8The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

9O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.

10It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

11And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

13Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

14Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

15So shall Beth–el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.