19 ePul1 the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem fgave Pul a thousand talents2 of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power.
3 Against him came up sShalmaneser king of Assyria. tAnd Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
and Judah his wound,
then Ephraim went to Assyria,
But he is not able to cure you
or heal your wound.
11 Ephraim is like a dove,
silly and without sense,
scalling to Egypt, going to Assyria.
9 For they have fgone up to Assyria,
a gwild donkey wandering alone;
Ephraim has hired hlovers.
1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues the east wind all day long;
they multiply falsehood and violence;
dthey make a covenant with Assyria,
and oil is carried to Egypt.
