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| 1 When I would have brought healing to Israel, then was disclosed the iniquity of Ephraim, and the wicked doings of Samaria, for they have wrought falsehood,–when, a thief, would enter, a band roamed about, outside, |
Of Ephraim – Christendom. D22
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| 2 And they say not to their own hearts, that, all their wickedness, I remember, now, have their doings, beset them about, right before my face, have they been done. |
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| 3 By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries,–rulers. |
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| 4 They all, are adulterers, like an oven too hot for the baker,–who leaveth off stoking, after kneading the dough, till the whole be leavened. |
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| 5 In the day of our king, the rulers, have made themselves ill, with the heat of wine,–he hath extended his hand with scoffers. |
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| 6 For they have made ready, like an oven, their heart, by their lying in wait,–all the night, their baker sleepeth, in the morning, he, kindleth up as it were a blazing fire. |
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| 7 They all, become hot as an oven, and devour their judges,–all their kings, have fallen, there hath been none among them crying unto me. |
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| 8 As for Ephraim! with the peoples, hath he been mingling himself,–Ephraim, is a cake not turned. |
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| 9 Foreigners have, eaten up, his strength, and, he, knoweth it not,–even gray hairs, are sprinkled upon him, and, he, knoweth it not. |
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| 10 Therefore doth the Excellency of Israel, answer, to his face; yet have they not returned unto Yahweh their God, nor have they sought him, in spite of all this! |
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| 11 So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone, |
They call to Egypt – The world. C317; F458
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| 12 Whithersoever they go, I will spread over them my net, like a bird of the heavens, will I bring them down, I will chastise them, by the time the report can reach the flock of them. |
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| 13 Woe to them! for they have taken flight from me, destruction to them! for they have transgressed against me,–when, I, would have ransomed them, then, they, spake–concerning me–falsehoods. |
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| 14 Neither made they outcry unto me, in their heart, although they kept on howling upon their beds, over corn and new wine, they gathered themselves together, they rebelled against me. |
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| 15 When, I, had warned them, I strengthened their arm,–yet, against me, kept they on devising wickedness. |
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| 16 They would return–not to him who is on high! They have become like a deceitful bow, their rulers, shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue, this, [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt. |
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