1 when I would heal Israel,

and the corruption of Ephraim is revealed,

and the wicked deeds of Samaria;

because they deal in falsehood,

the thief breaks in,

and the bandit raids the outside.

2 But they did not consider

that I remember all their wickedness.

Now their deeds surround them;

they are before my face.

3 By their wickedness they make the king glad,

and the officials by their treacheries.

4 All of them commit adultery,

like a burning oven

whose baker has stopped from stirring the fire,

and from kneading the dough until it is leavened.

5 On the day of our king, the princes

became sick with the heat of wine;

he stretched out his hand with mockers.

6 Because they are kindledlike an oven,

their heart burns within them;

all night their anger smolders,

in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

7 All of them are hot as an oven,

and they devourtheir rulers.

All their kings have fallen;

there is none who calls to me amongst them.

8 Ephraim mixes himself

with the nations;

Ephraim is a bread cake

not turned over.

9 Foreigners devourhis strength,

and he does not know it;

moldis also sprinkled upon him,

and he does not know it.

10 The pride of Israel testifies against him—

they do not return to Yahweh their God;

they do not seek him for all of this.

11 Ephraim was like a dove,

silly, without sense;

they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

12 Just as they go, I will cast my net

over them;

I will bring them down

like the birdsof the heavens;

I will discipline them

according to a report to their assembly.

13 Woe to them, because they have strayed from me!

Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me!

I myself would redeem them,

but they speak lies against me.

14 They do not cry out to me from their heart,

but they wail on their beds;

because of grain and new wine they laceratethemselves;

they depart from me.

15 And I myself trained

and strengthened their arms;

but they plan evil against me.

16 They turn, not to the Most High,

like a slack bow;

their officials will fall by the sword

because of the anger of their tongue.

This is their scorn

in the land of Egypt.