⁶⁷ Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;^(A)

¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols;
    leave him alone!

⁹ Ephraim will be laid waste^(A)
    on the day of reckoning.^(B)
Among the tribes of Israel
    I proclaim what is certain.^(C)

⁴ “What can I do with you, Ephraim?^(A)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.^(B)