“Israel’s pride
Testifies against him.
Ephraim stumbles
In his guilt.
Judah also shall stumble
With them.
With their flocks,
With their herds,
They shall go
To seek Yahweh.
But they will not find him,
He has withdrawn
From them.
They have dealt faithlessly
With Yahweh.
They have borne
Illegitimate children.
Now the new moon
Shall devour them
With their fields.”
Israel’s pride would testify against them. Ephraim would stumble with guilt. But Judah would also stumble with them. They would go with their flocks and herds seeking Yahweh, but they would not find him. Yahweh has withdrawn from them, because they did not treat Yahweh faithfully. They, thus, bore illegitimate children, so that the new moon festivals would devour them with their fields.
