Hosea 8:8-10

Common English Bible

⁸ Israel is swallowed up;
        among the nations, they are now
        like a useless jar.
⁹ They have gone up to Assyria,
        a wild ass wandering alone;
        Ephraim has hired lovers.
¹⁰ Though they have bargained with the nations,
        I will now gather them up.
    They will soon be diminished
        due to the burden of kings and princes.