כִּֽי־הֵ֙מָּה֙ עָל֣וּ אַשּׁ֔וּר פֶּ֖רֶא בּוֹדֵ֣ד ל֑וֹ אֶפְרַ֖יִם הִתְנ֥וּ אֲהָבִֽים
For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Hosea 8:9: and classical mystical sources.