Hosea 7 BSB ISV Parallel

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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.

1"When I was healing Israel, Ephraim's sin was uncovered, along with Samaria's wickedness. While they craft lying schemes, the thief invades, and the gang of thieves plunders 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.

2It never occurs to them that I remember all their sin. Now their actions have caught up with them, and they have my attention.

3They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

3They please the king with their evil, and the princes with their dishonesty.

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.

4All of them are adulterers— they burn like an oven prepared by the baker, who has ceased stoking it until the dough is leavened.

5The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.

5"On the king's festival day the princes got drunk from wine, so the king joined the 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 they have stirred up themselves like an oven as they lie in ambush. Their baker sleeps through the night; in the morning, the oven will be blazing like a 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.

7They all burn like an oven; they have consumed their judges; all their kings have fallen— not even one of them calls on me.

8Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.

8"Ephraim compromises with the nations; he's a half-baked cake.

9Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.

9Foreigners have consumed his strength, and he hasn't noticed. Furthermore, his head is sprinkled with gray hair, but he doesn't realize it.

10Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.

10Israel's arrogance testifies against him; but they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him in all of this.

11So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

11"Ephraim is also like a silly dove, lacking sense: They call out to Egypt, and turn toward 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.

12When they go, I'll cast my net over them. I'll bring them down, as one shoots birds in the sky. I'll chasten them, as the assembly has already heard.

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— because they have run away from me. Ruin to them— because they have sinned against me. Even though I redeemed them, they spread 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 will not cry to me from their heart— instead, they wail on their beds. They gather together to eat and drink, turning away from me.

15Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.

15"Though I have taught them and strengthened their arms, nevertheless they plot 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 to the Most High. They are like a defective weapon. Their princes will fall by the sword because of their raging tongue, and they will be a laughingstock in the land of Egypt."

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