Hosea 7
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Hosea 7
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When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets. | 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. |
And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face. | 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. |
In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit. | They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. |
They are all untrue; they are like a burning oven; the bread-maker does not make up the fire from the time when the paste is mixed till it is leavened. | 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. |
On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride. | On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers. |
For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire. | 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. |
They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me. | 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. |
Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. | Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. |
Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it. | Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth [it] not. |
And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him. | 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. |
And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria. | And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. |
When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin. | 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. |
May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me. | 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. |
And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me. | 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. |
Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me. | Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me. |
They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them. | 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. |