Hosea 7:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹ They don't seem to realize
    how weak and feeble they are;
their hair has turned gray,
    while foreigners rule.
¹⁰ I am the Lord, their God,
    but in all of their troubles
their pride keeps them
    from returning to me.

¹¹ Israel^[a] is a senseless bird,
fluttering back and forth
    between Egypt and Assyria.