“Ephraim
Has surrounded me
With lies.
The house of Israel
Has surrounded me
With deceit.
But Judah
Still walks
With God.
He is faithful
To the Holy One.”
Although the territory of Ephraim and the northern kingdom of Israel had surrounded Yahweh with lies and deceit, Judah still walked with God. Judah had remained faithful to the Holy One, Yahweh.