1 Israel is like a vine with many grapes. But they used the good to make bad altars and idols. ❌ 2 Their hearts are split. They do not stay with God. God will break the bad altars. 3 The people will say, “We have no king. ❌ We did not fear God. A king cannot help us.” 4 They say many words, but they lie. ❌️ Trouble grows like bad weeds in a field. 5 The people in Samaria are afraid for the calf idol at Beth-aven. The people and the priests cry, because its shine is gone. 6 The calf will go to Assyria as a gift for a king. ➡️️ Ephraim and Israel feel very bad. 7 Samaria’s king will be gone fast, like foam on water. ➡️❌ 8 The bad hill places will be broken. ❌⛰️ Weeds will grow on the altars. People will want to hide from fear. 9 Israel did wrong for a long time, since Gibeah. ⌛⚠️ The fight there did not stop the wrong. ⚔️ 10 God says, “I will punish them. ⚖️ Many people from far will come. ➡️ They will be tied and made to work.” ⛓️ 11 God says, “Ephraim is like a cow that likes to stomp grain. I will put a wood bar on its neck. Judah will plow. Israel will break the hard dirt.” 12 Plant good. Do good. Break the hard dirt in your hearts. ➡️❤️ Look for God. God will send good rain, like right and fair rain. ️ 13 You planted bad. You picked bad. You ate lies. ❌ You trusted your way and strong men, not God. ❌ 14 War will come. ⚔️ Your big walls will fall. Long ago, a leader hurt a town. Many families were hurt. 15 This will come because you did very wrong. ⚠️ In one day, your king will be gone. ❌