Hosea 7

1When I would heal^H7495 Israel^H3478, then is the iniquity^H5771 of Ephraim^H669 uncovered^H1540, and the wickedness^H7451 of Samaria^H8111; for they commit^H6466 falsehood^H8267, and the thief^H1590 entereth in^H935, and the troop^H1416 of robbers ravageth^H6584 without^H2351. 2And they consider^H559 not in their hearts^H3824 that I remember^H2142 all their wickedness^H7451: now have their own doings^H4611 beset them about^H5437; they are before my face^H6440. 3They make the king^H4428 glad^H8055 with their wickedness^H7451, and the princes^H8269 with their lies^H3585. 4They are all adulterers^H5003; they are as an oven^H8574 heated^H1197 by the baker^H644; he ceaseth^H7673 to stir^H5782 the fire, from the kneading^H3888 of the dough^H1217, until it be leavened^H2556. 5On the day^H3117 of our king^H4428 the princes^H8269 made themselves sick^H2470 with the heat^H2534 of wine^H3196; he stretched out^H4900 his hand^H3027 with scoffers^H3945. 6For they have made ready^H7126 their heart^H3820 like an oven^H8574, while they lie in wait^H693: their baker^H644 sleepeth^H3463 all the night^H3915; in the morning^H1242 it burneth^H1197 as a flaming^H3852 fire^H784. 7They are all hot^H2552 as an oven^H8574, and devour^H398 their judges^H8199; all their kings^H4428 are fallen^H5307: there is none among them that calleth^H7121 unto me. 8Ephraim^H669, he mixeth^H1101 himself among the peoples^H5971; Ephraim^H669 is a cake^H5692 not turned^H2015. 9Strangers^H2114 have devoured^H398 his strength^H3581, and he knoweth^H3045 it not: yea, gray hairs^H7872 are here and there^H2236 upon him, and he knoweth^H3045 it not. 10And the pride^H1347 of Israel^H3478 doth testify^H6030 to his face^H6440: yet they have not returned^H7725 unto Jehovah^H3068 their God^H430, nor sought^H1245 him, for all this. 11And Ephraim^H669 is like a silly^H6601 dove^H3123, without understanding^H3820: they call^H7121 unto Egypt^H4714, they go^H1980 to Assyria^H804. 12When they shall go^H3212, I will spread^H6566 my net^H7568 upon them; I will bring them down^H3381 as the birds^H5775 of the heavens^H8064; I will chastise^H3256 them, as their congregation^H5712 hath heard^H8088. 13Woe^H188 unto them! for they have wandered^H5074 from me; destruction^H7701 unto them! for they have trespassed^H6586 against me: though I would redeem^H6299 them, yet they have spoken^H1696 lies^H3577 against me. 14And they have not cried^H2199 unto me with their heart^H3820, but they howl^H3213 upon their beds^H4904: they assemble^H1481 themselves for grain^H1715 and new wine^H8492; they rebel^H5493 against me. 15Though I have taught^H3256 and strengthened^H2388 their arms^H2220, yet do they devise^H2803 mischief^H7451 against me. 16They return^H7725, but not to him that is on high^H5920; they are like a deceitful^H7423 bow^H7198; their princes^H8269 shall fall^H5307 by the sword^H2719 for the rage^H2195 of their tongue^H3956: this^H2097 shall be their derision^H3933 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.