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| [1]When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they have dealt falsely: and the thief cometh in, and the robber spoileth without. |
[1]WHEN I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was revealed and the wickedness of Samaria; for they committed falsehood in my presence; and the thief came in, and the robber robbed men in the streets. |
| [2]And they consider not in their hearts, that I remember all their wickedness: now their own inventions have beset them about: they are in my sight. |
[2]And they never said in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness; now their own devices have beset them about; they were before my face. |
| [3]They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. |
[3]They have made the kings glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. |
| [4]They are all adulterers, and as a very oven heated by the baker, which ceaseth from raising up, and from kneading the dough until it be leavened. |
[4]Their rulers are all adulterers, their passion is as an oven heated to bake bread, the baker who kneads the dough ceases from going to the city, and waits until it is leavened. |
| [5]This is the day of our king: the princes have made him sick with flagons of wine: he stretcheth out his hand to scorners. |
[5]The day they start to give counsel, the princes begin to become inflamed with wine; they stretch out their hands with wicked men. |
| [6]For they have made ready their heart like an oven whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night: in the morning it burneth as a flame of fire. |
[6]Because their heart is hot like an oven with their plots, all night their anger is suppressed; and in the morning it burns as a flaming fire. |
| [7]They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges: all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. |
[7]They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings have fallen; there is none among them who calls upon me |
| [8]Ephraim hath mixed himself among the people. Ephraim is as a cake on the hearth not turned. |
[8]Ephraim has mixed himself with Gentiles; Ephraim has become as a loaf of bread which is eaten before it is baked. |
| [9]Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. |
[9]Thus strangers have devoured his strength, and he knows it not: yea, gray hairs have grown upon him, yet he knows it not. |
| [10]And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face, and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this. |
[10]And the pride of Israel has been humbled in his presence; and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this. |
| [11]Ephraim also is like a dove deceived, without heart: they call to Egypt: they go to Assyria. |
[11]Ephraim also is like a young dove without understanding; they have come to Egypt, they are gone to Assyria. |
| [12]But when they shall go, I will spread my net upon them, and draw them down as the fowls of the heaven: I will chastise them as their congregation hath heard. |
[12]Wherever they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the air; I will chastise them according to the testimony which is heard against them. |
| [13]Woe unto them: for they have fled away from me: destruction shall be unto them, because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. |
[13]Woe to them! for they have fled from me; I will bring misfortune upon them because they have transgressed against me; though I have saved them, yet they have spoken lies against me. |
| [14]And they have not cried unto me with their hearts, when they howled upon their beds: they assembled themselves for corn, and wine, and they rebel against me. |
[14]And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howled upon their beds; they quarrel over wheat and wine, and they have rebelled against me. |
| [15]Though I have bound and strengthened their arm, yet do they imagine mischief against me. |
[15]Though I have disciplined and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. |
| [16]They return, but not to the Most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongues: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. |
[16]They have perverted themselves for nothing; they have become like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the boldness of their tongue; such shall be their entanglement in the land of Egypt |