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

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.

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

With their wickedness they make the king glad, 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, 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 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 became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

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 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 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.

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

Ephraim mixes himself with the nations; Ephraim has become 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 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 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.

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 A nd Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- Asshur they have gone.

So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense; 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.

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

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 nd I instructed -- I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil!

Although I trained and strengthened their arms, Yet they 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, 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.