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World English Bible Classic
[1] When 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.
[2] They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness.
Now their own deeds have engulfed them.
They are before my face.
[3] They make the king glad with their wickedness,
and the princes with their lies.
[4] They are all adulterers.
They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring,
from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
[5] On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine.
He joined his hand with mockers.
[6] For they have prepared their heart like an oven,
while they lie in wait.
Their anger smolders all night.
In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.
[7] They 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.
[8] Ephraim mixes himself among the nations.
Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.
[9] Strangers 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.
[10] The pride of Israel testifies to his face;
yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God,
nor sought him, for all this. [11] “Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding.
They call to Egypt.
They go to Assyria.
[12] When 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.
[13] Woe 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.
[14] They 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.
[15] Though I have taught and strengthened their arms,
yet they plot evil against me.
[16] They 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.
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.
[2] They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness.
Now their own deeds have engulfed them.
They are before my face.
[3] They make the king glad with their wickedness,
and the princes with their lies.
[4] They are all adulterers.
They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring,
from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
[5] On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine.
He joined his hand with mockers.
[6] For they have prepared their heart like an oven,
while they lie in wait.
Their anger smolders all night.
In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.
[7] They 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.
[8] Ephraim mixes himself among the nations.
Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.
[9] Strangers 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.
[10] The pride of Israel testifies to his face;
yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God,
nor sought him, for all this. [11] “Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding.
They call to Egypt.
They go to Assyria.
[12] When 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.
[13] Woe 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.
[14] They 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.
[15] Though I have taught and strengthened their arms,
yet they plot evil against me.
[16] They 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.
King James Version
A Half-baked Cake
[1] When I would have healed H7495 (QalInf) Israel, H3478 then the iniquity H5771 of Ephraim H669 was discovered, H1540 (NiphPerf) and the wickedness H7451§ of Samaria: H8111 for they commit H6466 (QalPerf) falsehood; H8267 and the thief H1590 cometh in, H935 (QalImpf) and the troop H1416 of robbers spoileth H6584 (QalPerf)§ without. H2351 [2] And they consider H559 (QalImpf) not§ in their hearts H3824 that I remember H2142 (QalPerf) all their wickedness: H7451 now their own doings H4611 have beset them about; H5437 (QalPerf) they are before my face. H6440 [3] They make the king H4428 glad H8055 (PielImpf) with their wickedness, H7451 and the princes H8269 with their lies. H3585 [4] They are all adulterers, H5003 (PielPtc) as an oven H8574 heated H1197 (QalActPtc) by the baker, H644 (QalActPtc) who ceaseth§ H7673 (QalImpf) from raising H5782 (QalInf)§ after he hath kneaded H3888 (QalInf) the dough, H1217 until it be leavened. H2556 (QalInf) [5] In the day H3117 of our king H4428 the princes H8269 have made him sick H2470 (HiphPerf) with bottles H2534 of wine; H3196§ he stretched out H4900 (QalPerf) his hand H3027 with scorners. H3945 (QalActPtc) [6] For they have made ready H7126 (PielPerf)§ their heart H3820 like an oven, H8574 whiles they lie in wait: H693 (QalInf) their baker H644 (QalActPtc) sleepeth H3463 all the night; H3915 in the morning H1242 it burneth H1197 (QalActPtc) as a flaming H3852 fire. H784 [7] They are all hot H2552 (NiphImpf) as an oven, H8574 and have devoured H398 (QalPerf) their judges; H8199 (QalActPtc) all their kings H4428 are fallen: H5307 (QalPerf) there is none among them that calleth H7121 (QalActPtc) unto me. [8] Ephraim, H669 he hath mixed H1101 (HipoImpf) himself among the people; H5971 Ephraim H669 is a cake H5692 not turned. H2015 (QalPasPtc) [9] Strangers H2114 (QalPtc) have devoured H398 (QalPerf) his strength, H3581 and he knoweth H3045 (QalPerf) it not: yea, gray hairs H7872 are here and there H2236 (QalPerf)§ upon him, yet he knoweth H3045 (QalPerf) not. [10] And the pride H1347 of Israel H3478 testifieth H6030 (QalPerf) to his face: H6440 and they do not return H7725 (QalPerf) to the Lord H3068 their God, H430 nor seek H1245 (PielPerf) him for all this. [11] Ephraim H669 also is like a silly H6601 (QalActPtc) dove H3123 without heart: H3820 they call H7121 (QalPerf) to Egypt, H4714 they go H1980 (QalPerf) to Assyria. H804 [12] When they shall go, H3212 (QalImpf) I will spread H6566 (QalImpf) my net H7568 upon them; I will bring them down H3381 (HiphImpf) as the fowls H5775 of the heaven; H8064 I will chastise H3256 (HiphImpf) them, as their congregation H5712 hath heard. H8088 [13] Woe H188 unto them! for they have fled H5074 (QalPerf) from me: destruction H7701§ unto them! because they have transgressed H6586 (QalPerf) against me: though I have redeemed H6299 (QalImpf) them, yet they have spoken H1696 (PielPerf) lies H3577 against me. [14] And they have not cried H2199 (QalPerf) unto me with their heart, H3820 when they howled H3213 (HiphImpf) upon their beds: H4904 they assemble H1481 (HiplImpf) themselves for corn H1715 and wine, H8492 and they rebel H5493 (QalImpf) against me. [15] Though I have bound H3256 (PielPerf)§ and strengthened H2388 (PielPerf) their arms, H2220 yet do they imagine H2803 (PielImpf) mischief H7451 against me. [16] They return, H7725 (QalImpf) but not to the most High: H5920 they are like a deceitful H7423 bow: H7198 their princes H8269 shall fall H5307 (QalImpf) 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. H4714Footnotes
- § 7:1a Heb. evils
- § 7:1b Heb. strippeth
- § 7:2 Heb. say not to
- § 7:4a Or, the raiser will cease
- § 7:4b Or, from waking
- § 7:5 Or, with heat through wine
- § 7:6 Or, applied
- § 7:9 Heb. sprinkled
- § 7:13 Heb. spoil
- § 7:15 Or, chastened
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