Hos 7 | ABEn | STEP | In my healing Israel, then [ 4 was uncovered 1 the 2 injustice 3 of Ephraim], and the evil of Samaria. For they worked falsehoods; and a thief [ 2 to 3 him 1 entered], [ 2 stripping him 1 and a robber] in his way;

Hosea 7

CHAPTER 7 Falsehood of Ephraim and Samaria

1 In my healing Israel, then [⁴was uncovered ¹the ²injustice ³of Ephraim], and the evil of Samaria. For they worked falsehoods; and a thief [²to ³him ¹entered], [²stripping him ¹and a robber] in his way; 2 so that they be together in concert as men singing in their heart that [²all ³their evils ¹I remember]. Now [²encircled ³them ¹their deliberations]; [²before ³my face ¹they took place]. 3 In their evils they gladdened a king, and in their lies rulers. 4 All committing adultery are as an oven burning for baking; burning from the flame, from mixing together of the fat until its being leavened wholly. 5 In the days of our kings [³began ¹the ²rulers] to be enraged from wine; he stretched out his hands with pestilent ones. 6 For [²were kindled ³as ⁴an oven ¹their hearts] in their breaking down all the night; [³of sleep ¹Ephraim ²was filled]; in the morning it was kindled as [²of a fire ¹a flame]. 7 They were all heated as an oven, and they devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen; there was not one among them calling to me.

Ephraim Forsakes God

8 Ephraim [²in ³his peoples ¹is intermixed]; Ephraim became a cake baked in hot ashes not being turned over. 9 And [²ate ¹strangers] his strength, but he did not know it; and gray hairs broke out to him, and he did not know it. 10 And [⁴shall be humbled ¹the ²insolence ³of Israel] unto his face; but they turned not towards the lord their God; and they sought not after him in all these things. 11 And Ephraim was as [²dove ¹a mindless], not having a heart; Egypt he called upon, and unto Assyria they went. 12 As whenever they shall go I will put over them my net; as the birds of heaven, I will lead them down; I will correct them in the hearing of their affliction. 13 Woe to them, for they leaped back from me. Wretched are they, for they were impious against me. But I ransomed them; but they spoke ill against me with lies, 14 and yelled out not to me with their hearts, but only shrieked in their beds; for grain and wine they mutilated themselves. 15 They were corrected by me; I strengthened their arms; and against me they devised wicked things. 16 They returned unto nothing; they became as a bow being stretched tight; [²shall fall ³by ⁴the broadsword ¹their rulers] because of the stupidity of their tongue; this is their disparagement in the land of Egypt.