⁷ They are all as hot as an oven.
They consume their judges ⌞like a fire⌟.
All their kings die in battle, and none of them calls to me.

⁸ “Ephraim mixes with other nations.
Ephraim, you are like a half-baked loaf of bread.
⁹ Foreigners are using up your strength, but you don’t realize it.
You have become a gray-haired, old man, but you don’t realize it.