^{1 Ref} `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,

^{2 Ref} And they do not say to their heart, `That' all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.

^{3 Ref} With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies -- princes.

^{4 Ref} All of them `are' adulterers, Like a burning oven of a baker, He ceaseth from stirring up after kneading the dough, till its leavening.

^{5 Ref} A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves `with' the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.

^{6 Ref} For they have drawn near, As an oven `is' their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.

^{7 Ref} All 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.

^{8 Ref} Ephraim! among peoples he mixeth himself, Ephraim hath been a cake unturned.

^{9 Ref} Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled `itself' on him, And he hath not known.

^{10 Ref} And 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.

^{11 Ref} And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- `to' Asshur they have gone.

^{12 Ref} When 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.

^{13 Ref} Wo 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,

^{14 Ref} And 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.

^{15 Ref} And I instructed -- I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil!

^{16 Ref} They 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 `is' their derision in the land of Egypt!

^{1 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} They make the king glad with their wickedness, And the princes with their lies.

^{4 Ref} 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 Ref} On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

^{6 Ref} For they have made ready their heart like an oven, While they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} Ephraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.

^{9 Ref} 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 Ref} The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Yet they haven't returned to Yahweh their God, Nor sought him, for all this.

^{11 Ref} "Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

^{12 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, Yet they plot evil against me.

^{16 Ref} 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.

^{1 Ref} When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.

^{2 Ref} And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

^{3 Ref} In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

^{4 Ref} They are all untrue; they are like a burning oven; the bread-maker does not make up the fire from the time when the paste is mixed till it is leavened.

^{5 Ref} On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride.

^{6 Ref} For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

^{7 Ref} They are all heated like an oven, and they put an end to their judges; all their kings have been made low; not one among them makes prayer to me.

^{8 Ref} Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

^{9 Ref} Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.

^{10 Ref} And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.

^{11 Ref} And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

^{12 Ref} When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin.

^{13 Ref} May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

^{14 Ref} And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

^{15 Ref} Though I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.

^{16 Ref} They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them.