[:en]Ephraim would now become like the clouds, the dew, the chaff and the smoke. They would redound to nothing. v. 3) But God would be to the people like a lion, a leopard and a bear (v. 7-8)
Because Ephraim trusted their wealth, their kings and their foreign policy, the “twice fruitful” would be fruitful no more.
Never trust in your wealth, in your influence or in your diplomacy. Trust only on the Almighty God.[:]