1 W hen I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside.

When 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.

2 T hey don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.

But 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.

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. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.

They 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.

5 O n the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

On 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.

6 F or they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.

For 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.

7 T hey are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me.

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

8 E phraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.

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

9 S trangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it.

Strangers 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.

10 T he pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this.

And 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.

11 “ Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

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

12 W hen they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.

As 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.

13 W oe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

Woe 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.

14 T hey haven’t cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.

They 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.

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

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

16 T hey return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

They 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.