Hosea 4:16-18

Modern English Version

¹⁶ Like a stubborn heifer,
    Israel is stubborn.
Now will the Lord feed them
    like a lamb in a wide pasture?
¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols;
    let him alone.
¹⁸ Their drink has soured,
    they have played the whore continually.
    Her rulers dearly love shame.