realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it. 007:010 The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven't returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this. 007:011 "Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria. 007:012 When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard. 007:013 Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 007:014 They haven't cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me. 007:015 Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me. 007:016 They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt. 008:001 "Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh's house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against my law. 008:002 They cry to me, 'My God, we Israel acknowledge you!' 008:003 Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him. 008:004 They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn't approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off. 008:005 Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity? 008:006 For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. 008:007 For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up. 008:008 Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing. 008:009 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself. 008:010 But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones. 008:011 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning. 008:012 I wrote for him the many things of my law; but they were regarded as a strange thing. 008:013 As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn't accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins.