עָשׁ֥וּק אֶפְרַ֖יִם רְצ֣וּץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֣י הוֹאִ֔יל הָלַ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵי־צָֽו׃
Efraim tertindas, remuk oleh penghukuman, sebab ia dengan rela mengikuti perintah itu.
Sanhedrin
Rav Chisda and Rav Yitzchak bar Avidimi answered that question. One said: (Exodus 32:8) "They have quickly turned from the path that they have been commanded to follow and have made themselves [a golden calf]." The other one said: (Hosea 5:11), "Ephraim is defrauded, robbed of justice, because he has witlessly gone after futility."