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1. "Whenever I would heal Israel, I see the sin of Ephraim and the wrong-doing of Samaria. They are false in their ways. The robber breaks into houses, and sinful men rob in the streets.
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1. When I would have healed H7495 Israel H3478 , then the iniquity H5771 of Ephraim H669 was discovered H1540 , and the wickedness H7451 of Samaria H8111 : for H3588 they commit H6466 falsehood H8267 ; and the thief H1590 cometh in H935 , and the troop of robbers H1416 spoileth H6584 without H2351 .
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2. They do not think about how I remember all the sinful things they do. Their sins are all around them, and are always before Me.
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2. And they consider H559 not H1077 in their hearts H3824 that I remember H2142 all H3605 their wickedness H7451 : now H6258 their own doings H4611 have beset them about H5437 ; they are H1961 before H5048 my face H6440 .
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3. They make the king glad with their wrong-doing, and the leaders with their lies.
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3. They make the king glad H8055 H4428 with their wickedness H7451 , and the princes H8269 with their lies H3585 .
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4. None of them are faithful. They are like a hot stove whose fire the bread-maker leaves alone from the time he makes the dough until the bread rises.
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4. They are all H3605 adulterers H5003 , as H3644 an oven H8574 heated H1197 by H4480 the baker H644 , who ceaseth H7673 from raising H4480 H5782 after he hath kneaded H4480 H3888 the dough H1217 , until H5704 it be leavened H2556 .
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5. On the special day of our king the leaders became drunk with wine. He joined hands with those who laughed at the truth.
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5. In the day H3117 of our king H4428 the princes H8269 have made him sick H2470 with bottles H2534 of wine H4480 H3196 ; he stretched out H4900 his hand H3027 with H854 scorners H3945 .
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6. Their hearts are like a hot stove as they make their plans. Their anger smokes all night, and in the morning it burns like a hot fire.
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6. For H3588 they have made ready H7126 their heart H3820 like an oven H8574 , while they lie in wait H693 : their baker H644 sleepeth H3463 all H3605 the night H3915 ; in the morning H1242 it H1931 burneth H1197 as a flaming H3852 fire H784 .
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7. All of them are hot like a stove, and they destroy their leaders. All their kings have fallen, and none of them calls to Me for help.
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7. They are all hot H2552 H3605 as an oven H8574 , and have devoured H398 H853 their judges H8199 ; all H3605 their kings H4428 are fallen H5307 : there is none H369 among them that calleth H7121 unto H413 me.
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8. "Ephraim mixes with the nations. Ephraim is a cake not turned.
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8. Ephraim H669 , he H1931 hath mixed himself H1101 among the people H5971 ; Ephraim H669 is H1961 a cake H5692 not H1097 turned H2015 .
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9. Strangers destroy his strength, yet he does not know it. White hairs come upon him, yet he does not know it.
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9. Strangers H2114 have devoured H398 his strength H3581 , and he H1931 knoweth H3045 it not H3808 : yea H1571 , gray hairs H7872 are here and there H2236 upon him , yet he H1931 knoweth H3045 not H3808 .
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10. Israel's pride speaks against him, yet they do not return to the Lord their God. Even for all this, they do not look for Him.
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10. And the pride H1347 of Israel H3478 testifieth H6030 to his face H6440 : and they do not H3808 return H7725 to H413 the LORD H3068 their God H430 , nor H3808 seek H1245 him for all H3605 this H2063 .
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11. Ephraim is like a foolish dove that is not able to think. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.
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11. Ephraim H669 also is H1961 like a silly H6601 dove H3123 without H369 heart H3820 : they call H7121 to Egypt H4714 , they go H1980 to Assyria H804 .
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12. When they go, I will spread My net over them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will punish them for the sinful things they have done.
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12. When H834 they shall go H1980 , I will spread H6566 my net H7568 upon H5921 them ; I will bring them down H3381 as the fowls H5775 of the heaven H8064 ; I will chastise H3256 them , as their congregation H5712 hath heard H8088 .
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13. It is bad for them, for they have turned away from Me! They will be destroyed, for they would not obey Me! I would save them and make them free, but they speak lies against Me.
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13. Woe H188 unto them! for H3588 they have fled H5074 from H4480 me: destruction H7701 unto them! because H3588 they have transgressed H6586 against me : though I H595 have redeemed H6299 them , yet they H1992 have spoken H1696 lies H3577 against H5921 me.
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14. They do not cry out to Me from their heart when they cry on their beds. They come together for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
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14. And they have not H3808 cried H2199 unto H413 me with their heart H3820 , when H3588 they howled H3213 upon H5921 their beds H4904 : they assemble themselves H1481 for H5921 corn H1715 and wine H8492 , and they rebel H5493 against me.
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15. I taught them and gave strength to their arms, yet they make sinful plans against Me.
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15. Though I H589 have bound H3256 and strengthened H2388 their arms H2220 , yet do they imagine H2803 mischief H7451 against H413 me.
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16. They do not turn to the Most High. They are like a bow that does not work right. Their leaders will be killed by the sword because of their proud words. And those in the land of Egypt will laugh at them.
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16. They return H7725 , but not H3808 to the most High H5920 : they are H1961 like a deceitful H7423 bow H7198 : their princes H8269 shall fall H5307 by the sword H2719 for the rage H4480 H2195 of their tongue H3956 : this H2097 shall be their derision H3933 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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