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When I would heal Israel, The wrongdoing of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they practice deception; The thief enters, A band of robbers attack outside,

When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; They are before My face.

And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

With their wickedness they make the king happy, And the officials with their lies.

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker, Who stops stoking the fire From the time the dough is kneaded until it is leavened.

They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

On the day of our king, the officials became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like flaming fire.

For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.

They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

Ephraim is himself thrown about with the nations; Ephraim has become a round loaf not turned over.

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the LORD their God, Nor have they sought Him, despite all this.

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.

So Ephraim has become like a gullible dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

When they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will discipline them in accordance with the proclamation to their assembly.

When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me! I would redeem them, but they have spoken lies against Me.

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn against Me.

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

Although I trained and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me.

Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

They turn, but not upward, They are like a loose bow; Their officials will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.