When I awould heal Israel
, The iniquity
of Ephraim
is uncovered
, And the evil
deeds
of Samaria
, For they deal
bfalsely
; The thief
enters
in, cBandits
raid
outside
,
And they do not 1consider in their hearts
That I aremember
all
their wickedness
. Now
their bdeeds
are all
around
them; They are before
My face
.
aWith their wickedness they make
the bking
glad
, And the princes
with their clies
.
They are aall adulterers
, Like
an oven
heated
by the baker
Who ceases
to stir
up the fire From the kneading
of the dough
until
it is leavened
.
On the 1day of our king
, the princes
abecame
sick
with the heat
of wine
; He stretched
out his hand
with bscoffers
,
For their hearts are like an aoven
As they approach
their 1plotting
; Their 2anger
3smolders
all
night
, In the morning
it burns
like a flaming
fire
.
All of them are hot
like an oven
, And they consume
their arulers
; All
their kings
have fallen
. bNone
of them calls
on Me.
Ephraim amixes
himself
with the 1nations
; Ephraim
has become
a cake
not turned
.
aStrangers devour
his strength
, Yet he bdoes not know
it; Gray
hairs
also
are sprinkled
on him, Yet he does not know
it.
Though the apride of Israel
testifies
against
him, Yet bthey have not returned
to the LORD
their God
, Nor
have they sought
Him, for all
this
.
So aEphraim has become
like a silly
dove
, bwithout
1sense
; They call
to cEgypt
, they go
to dAssyria
.
When they go
, I will aspread
My net
over
them; I will bring
them down
like the birds
of the sky
. I will bchastise
them in accordance with the 1proclamation
to their assembly
.
aWoe to them, for they have bstrayed
from Me! Destruction
is theirs, for they have rebelled
against Me! I cwould redeem
them, but they speak
lies
against
Me.
And athey do not cry to Me from their heart
When
they wail
on their beds
; For the sake
of grain
and new
wine
they 1 bassemble
themselves, They cturn
away
from Me.
Although I trained and strengthened
their arms
, Yet they adevise
evil
against
Me.
They turn, but not 1upward
, They are like a adeceitful
bow
; Their princes
will fall
by the sword
Because
of the 2 binsolence
of their tongue
. This
will be their cderision
in the land
of Egypt
.