4:17 Ephraim has attached himself to idols;
Do not go near him!
5:11 Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment,
because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.
5:12 I will be like a moth to Ephraim,
like wood rot to the house of Judah.
8:11 Although Ephraim has built many altars for sin offerings,
these have become altars for sinning!
9:13 Just as lion cubs are born predators,
so Ephraim will bear his sons for slaughter.
13:12 The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed;
his punishment is being stored up for the future.