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Hosea 7

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ when I heal Israel, ⓐ the sins of Ephraim ⓑ and the crimes of Samaria ⓒ will be exposed. For they practice fraud; ⓓ a thief breaks in; a raiding party pillages outside. ⓔ

² But they never consider that I remember all their evil. ⓕ Now their sins are all around them; ⓖ they are right in front of My face.

³ They please the king with their evil, ⓗ the princes with their lies. ⓘ

⁴ All of them commit adultery; ⓙ they are like an oven heated by a baker who stops stirring the fire from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

⁵ On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine ⓚ — there is a conspiracy with traitors. [1]

⁶ For they — their hearts like an oven — draw him into their oven. Their anger smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

⁷ All of them are as hot as an oven, ⓛ and they consume their rulers. ⓜ All their kings fall; not one of them calls on Me. [2]

⁸ Ephraim has allowed himself to get mixed up with the nations. Ephraim is unturned bread baked on a griddle.

⁹ Foreigners consume his strength, ⓝ but he does not notice. ⓞ Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not notice.

¹⁰ Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, [3] ⓟ yet they do not return to Yahweh their God, ⓠ and for all this, they do not seek Him.

¹¹ So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; ⓡ they call to Egypt, ⓢ and they go to Assyria. ⓣ

¹² As they are going, I will spread My net over them; ⓤ I will bring them down like birds of the sky. I will discipline them in accordance with the news that reaches [4] their assembly.

¹³ Woe to them, ⓥ for they fled from Me; ⓦ destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me! Though I want to redeem them, ⓧ they speak lies against Me.

¹⁴ They do not cry to Me from their hearts; rather, they wail on their beds. They slash themselves [5] ⓨ for grain and new wine; ⓩ they turn away from Me.

¹⁵ I trained and strengthened their arms, ⓐ but they plot evil against Me. ⓑ

¹⁶ They turn, but not to what is above; [6] they are like a faulty bow. ⓒ Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the cursing of their tongue. ⓓ They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. ⓔ

#	HCSB
1	when I heal Israel, ⓐ the sins of Ephraim ⓑ and the crimes of Samaria ⓒ will be exposed. For they practice fraud; ⓓ a thief breaks in; a raiding party pillages outside. ⓔ
2	But they never consider that I remember all their evil. ⓕ Now their sins are all around them; ⓖ they are right in front of My face.
3	They please the king with their evil, ⓗ the princes with their lies. ⓘ
4	All of them commit adultery; ⓙ they are like an oven heated by a baker who stops stirring the fire from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
5	On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine ⓚ — there is a conspiracy with traitors. [1]
6	For they — their hearts like an oven — draw him into their oven. Their anger smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7	All of them are as hot as an oven, ⓛ and they consume their rulers. ⓜ All their kings fall; not one of them calls on Me. [2]
8	Ephraim has allowed himself to get mixed up with the nations. Ephraim is unturned bread baked on a griddle.
9	Foreigners consume his strength, ⓝ but he does not notice. ⓞ Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not notice.
10	Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, [3] ⓟ yet they do not return to Yahweh their God, ⓠ and for all this, they do not seek Him.
11	So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; ⓡ they call to Egypt, ⓢ and they go to Assyria. ⓣ
12	As they are going, I will spread My net over them; ⓤ I will bring them down like birds of the sky. I will discipline them in accordance with the news that reaches [4] their assembly.
13	Woe to them, ⓥ for they fled from Me; ⓦ destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me! Though I want to redeem them, ⓧ they speak lies against Me.
14	They do not cry to Me from their hearts; rather, they wail on their beds. They slash themselves [5] ⓨ for grain and new wine; ⓩ they turn away from Me.
15	I trained and strengthened their arms, ⓐ but they plot evil against Me. ⓑ
16	They turn, but not to what is above; [6] they are like a faulty bow. ⓒ Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the cursing of their tongue. ⓓ They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. ⓔ

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^{Hosea 7:14 [23]} Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts They gather together

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