¹³ Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!
    Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!
I would redeem them,
    but they speak lies against me.^(A)

² Swearing, lying, and murder,
    and stealing and adultery break out;
    bloodshed follows bloodshed.

⁴ What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
    What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
    like the dew that goes away early.^(A)

⁹ As robbers lie in wait^[a] for someone,
    so the priests are banded together;^[b]
they murder on the road to Shechem;
    they commit a monstrous crime.^(A)