Hosea 7
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1When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.1when I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria, for they deal falsely; the thief breaks in, and the bandits raid outside.
2But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.2But they do not consider that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
3They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.3By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.
4They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.4They are all adulterers; they are like a heated oven whose baker ceases to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
5The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.5On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.
6For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.6For with hearts like an oven they approach their intrigue; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.7All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen, and none of them calls upon me.
8Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.8Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.9Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.
10Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.10The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him, for all this.
11So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.11Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense, calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.
12As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.12As they go, I will spread over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to the report made to their congregation.
13Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.13Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.
14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.14They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves; they rebel against me.
15Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.15Although I trained and strengthened their arms, yet they devise evil against me.
16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.16They return, but not upward; they are like a treacherous bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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