1 ¶ When I was healing Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they worked deceit; and the thief comes in, and the troop of robbers spoils without.

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.

2 A nd they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about; 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.

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

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

4 T hey are all adulterers as an oven heated by the baker who shall cease from waking after he has kneaded the dough until 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.

5 I n the day of our king the princes have made him sick with a wineskin; he stretched out his hand with the scorners.

On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

6 F or they have made ready their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; their baker sleeps all night; in the morning it burns as 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.

7 T hey are all hot as an oven and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen; there is no one among them that calls unto 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.

8 ¶ Ephraim, he has mixed himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9 S trangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know it; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he does not understand.

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.

10 A nd the pride of Israel shall testify to his face, and they have not returned to the LORD their God, nor have they sought him with all this.

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.

11 E phraim also was like a deceived dove, without understanding; they shall call to Egypt, they shall go to Assyria.

And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 W hen they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them according to what has been heard in their congregations.

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.

13 W oe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction upon them! because they have rebelled against me; though I have ransomed them, yet they have spoken lies 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.

14 A nd they have not cried unto me with their heart when they howled upon their beds; they congregated themselves for the wheat and the wine, and they rebelled 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.

15 T hough I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet they imagine evil against me.

Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.

16 T hey returned, but not to the most High; they were like a deceitful bow; their princes fell by the sword for the arrogance of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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.