11 So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria. 12 As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together. 13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
Hosea 7:11–13
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