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whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practise deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; |
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but they do not realise that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me. |
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"They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies. |
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They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises. |
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On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers. |
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Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smoulders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. |
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All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me. |
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"Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat cake not turned over. |
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Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realise it. His hair is sprinkled with grey, but he does not notice. |
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Israel's arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the LORD his God or search for him. |
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"Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless-- now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria. |
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When they go, I will throw my net over them; I will pull them down like birds of the air. When I hear them flocking together, I will catch them. |
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Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak lies against me. |
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They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me. |
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I trained them and strengthened them, but they plot evil against me. |
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They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. |
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