They will not remain(A) in the Lord’s land;
    Ephraim will return to Egypt(B)
    and eat unclean food in Assyria.(C)
They will not pour out wine offerings(D) to the Lord,
    nor will their sacrifices please(E) him.
Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;(F)
    all who eat them will be unclean.(G)
This food will be for themselves;
    it will not come into the temple of the Lord.(H)

What will you do(I) on the day of your appointed festivals,(J)
    on the feast days of the Lord?

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They will not live in the Lord’s land—
    Ephraim will return to Egypt,
        and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
They won’t present wine offerings to the Lord,
    nor will they please him.
Their sacrifices will seem like food for mourners—
    everyone who eats them will become unclean;
        none of them will enter the Temple of the Lord.

“What will you do on the designated holiday,
    when the Lord’s festival comes?

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