1 ` When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street,

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 A nd they do not say to their heart, all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.

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 W ith their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies -- princes.

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

4 A ll of them adulterers, Like a burning oven of a baker, He ceaseth from stirring up after kneading the dough, till its leavening.

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 A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.

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 drawn near, As an oven their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning 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 A ll of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them.

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! among peoples he mixeth himself, Ephraim hath been a cake unturned.

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

9 D evoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled on him, And he hath not known.

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 A nd humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And they have not turned back unto Jehovah their God, Nor have they 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 A nd Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- Asshur they have gone.

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 spread over them My net, As the fowl of the heavens I bring them down, I chastise them as their company hath 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 o to them, for they wandered from Me, Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me, And I -- I ransom them, and 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 A nd have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against 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 A nd I instructed -- I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil!

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

16 T hey turn back -- not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This 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.