Hosea 7

Ephraim’s Wrongdoing

1When I 1would healH7495 IsraelH3478, The wrongdoingH5771 of EphraimH669 is uncoveredH1540, And the evilH7463 deedsH7463 of SamariaH8111, For they practiceH6466 2deceptionH8267; The thiefH1590 entersH935, A bandH1416 ofH1416 3robbersH1416 attackH6584 outsideH2351,2And they do not 4considerH559 in their heartsH3824 That I 5rememberH2142 allH3605 their wickednessH7463. NowH6258 their 6deedsH4611 surroundH5437 them; They are beforeH5048 My faceH6440.37With their wickednessH7463 they makeH8055 the 8kingH4428 happyH8055, And the officialsH8269 with their 9liesH3585.4They are 10allH3605 adulterersH5003, LikeH3644 an ovenH8574 heatedH1197 by the bakerH644, Who stopsH7673 11stokingH5782 the fire From the time the doughH1217 is kneadedH3888 untilH5704 it isH2556 leavenedH2556.5On the 12dayH3117 of our kingH4428, the officialsH8269 13becameH2470 sickH2470 with the heatH2534 of wineH3196; He stretchedH4900 outH4900 his handH3027 with 1415scoffersH3917,6For their heartsH3820 are like an 16ovenH8574 As they approachH7126 their 17plottingH696; Their 18angerH644 19smoldersH3463 allH3605 nightH3915, In the morningH1242 it burnsH1197 like flamingH3852 fireH784.7AllH3605 of them areH2552 hotH2552 like an ovenH8574, And they consumeH398 their 20rulersH8199; AllH3605 their kingsH4428 have fallenH5307. 21NoneH369 of them callsH7121 on Me.

8EphraimH669 is himselfH1931 22thrownH1101 aboutH1101 with the 23nationsH5971; EphraimH669 has becomeH1961 a roundH5692 loafH5692 not turnedH2015 overH2015.924StrangersH2114 devourH398 his strengthH3581, Yet he 25does not knowH3045 it; GrayH7872 hairsH7872 alsoH1571 are sprinkledH2236 on him, Yet he does not knowH3045 it.10Though the 26prideH1347 of IsraelH3478 testifiesH6030 againstH6440 him, Yet 27they have not returnedH7725 to the LordH3068 their GodH430, NorH3808 have they soughtH1245 Him, despite allH3605 thisH2088.11So 28EphraimH669 has becomeH1961 like a gullibleH6601 doveH3123, 29withoutH369 30senseH3820; They callH7121 to 31EgyptH4714, they goH1980 to 32AssyriaH804.12WhenH3512 they goH1980, I will 33spreadH6566 My netH7568 overH5921 them; I will bringH3381 them downH3381 like the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064. I will 34disciplineH3256 them in accordance with the 35proclamationH8088 to their assemblyH5712.1336WoeH188 to them, for they have 37strayedH5074 from Me! DestructionH7701 is theirs, for they have rebelledH6586 against Me! I 38would redeemH6299 them, but they have spokenH1696 liesH3577 againstH5921 Me.14And 39they do not cryH2199 to Me from their heartH3820 WhenH3588 they wailH3213 on their bedsH4904; ForH5921 theH5921 sakeH5921 ofH5921 grainH1715 and newH8492 wineH8492 they 4041assembleH1481 themselves, They 42turnH5493 against Me.15Although I trainedH3256 and strengthenedH2388 their armsH2220, Yet they 43deviseH2803 evilH7451 againstH413 Me.16They turnH7725, but not 44upwardH5920, They are like a 45looseH7423 bowH7198; Their officialsH8269 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719 BecauseH4480 of the 4647insolenceH2195 of their tongueH3956. ThisH2097 will be their 48derisionH3933 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714.