Hosea 7

1  When 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.
2  But they do not consider
that I remember all their evil.
Now their deeds surround them;
they are before my face.
3  By their evil they make the king glad,
and the princes by their treachery.
4  They 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.
5  On the day of our king, the princes
became sick with the heat of wine;
he stretched out his hand with mockers.
6  For with hearts like an oven they approach their intrigue;
all night their anger smolders;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7  All of them are hot as an oven,
and they devour their rulers.
All their kings have fallen,
and none of them calls upon me.

8  Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9  Strangers devour his strength,
and he knows it not;
gray hairs are sprinkled upon him,
and he knows it not.
10  The pride of Israel testifies to his face;t
yet they do not return to the Lord their God,
nor seek him, for all this.

11  Ephraim is like a dove,
silly and without sense,
calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.
12  As 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.
13  Woe 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.

14  They 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.
15  Although I trained and strengthened their arms,
yet they devise evil against me.
16  They return, but not upward;t
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.

Hosea 7

1 When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face.3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.4 They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened.5 On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.8 Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.10 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.13 Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.15 Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.16 They return, but not to him that is on 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.