9 And all the people will know it

—Eʹphra·im and the inhabitants of Sa·marʹi·a—

Who say in their haughtiness and in their insolence of heart:

10 “Bricks have fallen,

But we will build with hewn stone.+

Sycamore trees have been cut down,

But we will replace them with cedars.”

10 The pride of Israel has testified against him,+

But they have not returned to Jehovah their God,+

Nor have they looked for him despite all of this.