| 1 | For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. | |
| 2 | instigating, suborning or threatening others to commit perjury or hindering witnesses from giving testimony; | |
| 3 | using violence, threats or subordination to prevent a witness from giving testimony, or instigating, suborning, or coercing others to commit perjury; | |
| 4 | Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. | |
| 5 | And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. |