Hosea 7

Ephraim’s Iniquity

1When I 1would healH7495 IsraelH3478, The iniquityH5771 of EphraimH669 is uncoveredH1540, And the evilH7463 deedsH7463 of SamariaH8111, For they dealH6466 2falselyH8267; The thiefH1590 entersH935 in, 3BanditsH1416 raidH6584 outsideH2351,2And they do not 4considerH559 in their heartsH3824 That I 5rememberH2142 allH3605 their wickednessH7463. NowH6258 their 6deedsH4611 are allH5437 aroundH5437 them; They are beforeH5048 My faceH6440.37With their wickednessH7463 they makeH8055 the 8kingH4428 gladH8055, And the princesH8269 with their 9liesH3585.4They are 10allH3605 adulterersH5003, LikeH3644 an ovenH8574 heatedH1197 by the bakerH644 Who ceasesH7673 to stirH5782 up the fire From the kneadingH3888 of the doughH1217 untilH5704 it is leavenedH2556.5On the 11dayH3117 of our kingH4428, the princesH8269 12becameH2470 sickH2470 with the heatH2534 of wineH3196; He stretchedH4900 out his handH3027 with 13scoffersH3917,6For their heartsH3820 are like an 14ovenH8574 As they approachH7126 their 15plottingH696; Their 16angerH644 17smoldersH3463 allH3605 nightH3915, In the morningH1242 it burnsH1197 like a flamingH3852 fireH784.7AllH3605 of them are hotH2552 like an ovenH8574, And they consumeH398 their 18rulersH8199; AllH3605 their kingsH4428 have fallenH5307. 19NoneH369 of them callsH7121 on Me.

8EphraimH669 20mixesH1101 himselfH1931 with the 21nationsH5971; EphraimH669 has becomeH1961 a cakeH5692 not turnedH2015.922StrangersH2114 devourH398 his strengthH3581, Yet he 23does not knowH3045 it; GrayH7872 hairsH7872 alsoH1571 are sprinkledH2236 on him, Yet he does not knowH3045 it.10Though the 24prideH1347 of IsraelH3478 testifiesH6030 againstH6440 him, Yet 25they have not returnedH7725 to the LordH3068 their GodH430, NorH3808 have they soughtH1245 Him, for allH3605 thisH2088.11So 26EphraimH669 has becomeH1961 like a sillyH6601 doveH3123, 27withoutH369 28senseH3820; They callH7121 to 29EgyptH4714, they goH1980 to 30AssyriaH804.12WhenH3512 they goH1980, I will 31spreadH6566 My netH7568 overH5921 them; I will bringH3381 them downH3381 like the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064. I will 32chastiseH3256 them in accordance with the 33proclamationH8088 to their assemblyH5712.1334WoeH188 to them, for they have 35strayedH5074 from Me! DestructionH7701 is theirs, for they have rebelledH6586 against Me! I 36would redeemH6299 them, but they speakH1696 liesH3577 againstH5921 Me.14And 37they do not cryH2199 to Me from their heartH3820 WhenH3588 they wailH3213 on their bedsH4904; For the sakeH5921 of grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492 they 3839assembleH1481 themselves, They 40turnH5493 awayH5493 from Me.15Although I trainedH3256 and strengthenedH2388 their armsH2220, Yet they 41deviseH2803 evilH7451 againstH413 Me.16They turnH7725, but not 42upwardH5920, They are like a 43deceitfulH7423 bowH7198; Their princesH8269 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719 BecauseH4480 of the 4445insolenceH2195 of their tongueH3956. ThisH2097 will be their 46derisionH3933 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714.