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Hosea 7

¹When I would heal Israel, The sin (guilt) of Ephraim is uncovered, And the wickedness of[1] Samaria, Because they practice false dealing; The thief enters, Bandits ravage and raid outside.

²But they do not consider in their hearts (minds) That I remember [always] all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround and entangle them; They are before My face.

³They make the king glad with their wickedness, And the princes with their lies.

⁴They are all adulterers; Like the heat of an oven When the baker ceases to stir the fire, [their passion smolders] From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

⁵On the [special] day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; The king stretched out his hand [in association] with scoffers (lawless people).

⁶As they approach their plotting, Their mind burns [with intrigue] like an oven [while they lie in wait]. Their anger smolders all night; In the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

⁷They are all hot like an oven And they consume their judges (rulers); All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to Me.

⁸Ephraim mixes himself with the [Gentile] nations [seeking favor with one country, then another]; Ephraim is a cake not turned [worthless; ready to be thrown away].

⁹Strangers have devoured his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know.

¹⁰Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they do not return [in repentance] to the LORD their God, Nor seek nor search for nor desire Him [as essential] in spite of all this.

¹¹Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without heart or good sense; They call to Egypt [for help], they go to Assyria.

¹²When they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens [into Assyrian captivity]. I will chastise them in accordance with the proclamation (prophecy) to their congregation.

¹³Woe (judgment is coming) to them, for they have wandered away from Me! Devastation is theirs, because they have rebelled and trespassed against Me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.

¹⁴They do not cry out to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds [in unbelieving despair]; For the sake of grain and new wine they[2] assemble themselves [as if worshiping Baal]; They rebel against Me.

¹⁵Although I trained and strengthened their arms [for victory over their enemies], Yet they devise evil against Me.

¹⁶They turn, but they do not turn upward to the Most High. They are like a poorly crafted bow [that misses the mark]; Their princes shall fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be cause for their mockery and disdain in the land of Egypt.