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Hosea 7

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¹ when I heal Israel, ⓙ the iniquity 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 actions 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 the LORD 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 their insolent tongue. ⓚ They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. ⓛ

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1	when I heal Israel, ⓙ the iniquity 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 actions 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 the LORD 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 their insolent tongue. ⓚ They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. ⓛ

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