1 Doa not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples, For you have played the harlot against your God. You have made love forbhire on every threshing floor.
2 The threshing floor and the winepress Shall not feed them, And the new wine shall fail in her.
3 They shall not dwell in athe Lord’s land, bBut Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And cshall eat unclean things in Assyria.
4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, Nor ashall their bsacrifices be pleasing to Him. Itshallbe like bread of mourners to them; All who eat it shall be defiled. For their bread shallbe for their own life; It shall not come into the house of the Lord.
5 What will you do in the appointed day, And in the day of the feast of the Lord?
6 For indeed they are gone because of destruction. Egypt shall gather them up; Memphis shall bury them. aNettles shall possess their valuables of silver; Thorns shallbe in their tents.
Carnal joy is temporary because it is based in self-centeredness. By the lifestyles of the average, unconverted person, we can easily see that they live their lives according to the saying, "Ignorance is bliss!" But God tells His people not to rejoice like the world. It is better to have sorrow in humility than joy in pride.
