1 W hen I would heal Israel, then Ephraim’s guilt is uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; how they practice falsehood, and the thief enters and the troop of bandits ravage and raid without.

When I would heal Israel, The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they deal falsely; The thief enters in, Bandits raid outside,

2 B ut they do not consider and say to their minds and hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own doings surround and entangle them; they are before My face.

And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.

3 T hey make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.

4 T hey are all adulterers; their passion smolders like heat of an oven when the baker ceases to stir the fire from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker Who ceases to stir up the fire From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

5 O n the day of our king the princes made themselves and him sick with the heat of wine; stretched out his hand with scoffers and lawless men.

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

6 F or they have made ready their heart, and their mind burns like an oven while they lie in wait. Their anger smolders all night; in the morning it blazes forth as a flaming fire.

For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.

7 T hey are all hot as an oven and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen; there is none among them who calls to Me.

All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.

8 E phraim mixes himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Ephraim mixes himself with the nations; Ephraim has become a cake not turned.

9 S trangers have devoured his strength, and he knows it not; yes, gray hairs are sprinkled here and there upon him, and he does not know it.

Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.

10 A nd the pride of Israel testifies against him and to his face. But they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek nor inquire of nor require Him in spite of all this.

Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the Lord their God, Nor have they sought Him, for all this.

11 E phraim also is like a silly dove without heart or understanding; they call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.

So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 A s they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens. I will chastise them according to the announcement to their congregation.

When they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them in accordance with the proclamation to their assembly.

13 W oe to them, for they have wandered from Me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled and trespassed against Me! Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against Me.

Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.

14 T hey do not cry to Me from their heart, but they wail upon their beds; they gash and distress and assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against Me.

And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn away from Me.

15 A lthough I have chastened them and trained and strengthened their arms, yet they think and devise evil against Me.

Although I trained and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me.

16 T hey turn back, shift, or change, but not upwards. They are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the insolence and rage of their tongue. This shall be their derision and scorning in the land of Egypt.

They turn, but not upward, They are like a deceitful bow; Their princes will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.