Hosea 7:9-11

Easy-to-Read Version

⁹ Strangers destroy Ephraim’s strength,
    but Ephraim does not know it.
Gray hairs^[a] are also sprinkled on Ephraim,
    but Ephraim does not know it.
¹⁰ Ephraim’s pride speaks against him.
    The people had many troubles,
but they still didn’t go back to the Lord their God.
    They didn’t look to him for help.
¹¹ So Ephraim has become like a silly dove without understanding.
    The people called to Egypt for help.
    They went to Assyria for help.