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Like a wild donkey looking for a mate,
    they have gone up to Assyria.
The people of Israel[a] have sold themselves—
    sold themselves to many lovers.
10 But though they have sold themselves to many allies,
    I will now gather them together for judgment.
Then they will writhe
    under the burden of the great king.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:9 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 8:11.

They have gone up to Assyria,
        a wild ass wandering alone;
        Ephraim has hired lovers.
10 Though they have bargained with the nations,
        I will now gather them up.
    They will soon be diminished
        due to the burden of kings and princes.

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