Hosea 7 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

When I would heal ^H7495 Israel ^H3478,

Then the iniquity ^H5771 of Ephraim ^H669 is uncovered ^H1540,

And the evil ^H7451 deeds ^H7451 of Samaria ^H8111,

For they work ^H6466 falsehood ^H8267;

The thief ^H1590 enters ^H935 in ^H935;

Raiders ^H1416 [fn]ransack ^H6584 outside ^H2351,

And they do not say ^H559 to their hearts ^H3824

That I remember ^H2142 all ^H3605 their evil ^H7451.

Now ^H6258 their deeds ^H4611 are all ^H5437 around ^H5437 them;

They are before ^H5048 My face ^H6440.

With their evil ^H7451 they make ^H8055 the king ^H4428 glad ^H8055,

And the princes ^H8269 with their deceptions ^H3585.

They are all ^H3605 adulterers ^H5003,

Like ^H3644 an oven ^H8574 heated ^H1197 by the baker ^H644

Who ceases ^H7673 to stir ^H5782 up ^H5782 the fire

From the kneading ^H3888 of the dough ^H1217 until ^H5704 it is ^H2556 leavened ^H2556.

On the [fn]day ^H3117 of our king ^H4428, the princes ^H8269 became ^H2470 sick ^H2470 with the heat ^H2534 of wine ^H3196;

He stretched ^H4900 out ^H4900 his hand ^H3027 with scoffers ^H3887,

For their hearts ^H3820 are like an oven ^H8574

As they draw ^H7126 near ^H7126 in their [fn]plotting ^H696;

Their [fn]anger ^H644 [fn]smolders ^H3463 all ^H3605 night ^H3915;

In the morning ^H1242 it burns ^H1197 like a flaming ^H3852 fire ^H784.

All ^H3605 of them are ^H2552 hot ^H2552 like an oven ^H8574,

And they devour ^H398 their judges ^H8199;

All ^H3605 their kings ^H4428 have fallen ^H5307.

None ^H369 of them calls ^H7121 on Me.

Ephraim ^H669 mixes ^H1101 himself ^H1931 with the peoples ^H5971;

Ephraim ^H669 has become ^H1961 a cake ^H5692 not turned ^H2015.

Strangers ^H2114 devour ^H398 his power ^H3581,

Yet he does not know ^H3045 it;

Gray ^H7872 hairs ^H7872 also ^H1571 are sprinkled ^H2236 on him,

Yet he does not know ^H3045 it.

So the pride ^H1347 of Israel ^H3478 answers ^H6030 against ^H6440 him,

Yet they have not returned ^H7725 to Yahweh ^H3068 their God ^H430,

Nor ^H3808 have they sought ^H1245 Him, for all ^H3605 this ^H2088.

So Ephraim ^H669 has become ^H1961 like a silly ^H6601 dove ^H3123, without ^H369 a heart ^H3820 of wisdom;

They call ^H7121 to Egypt ^H4714; they go ^H1980 to Assyria ^H804.

When ^H834 they go ^H1980, I will spread ^H6566 My net ^H7568 over ^H5921 them;

I will bring ^H3381 them down ^H3381 like the birds ^H5775 of the sky ^H8064.

I will chastise ^H3256 them in accordance with the report ^H8088 to their congregation ^H5712.

Woe ^H188 to them, for they have fled ^H5074 from Me!

Destruction ^H7701 is theirs, for they have transgressed ^H6586 against Me!

And I would redeem ^H6299 them, but they speak ^H1696 lies ^H3577 against ^H5921 Me.

And they do not cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 to Me in their heart ^H3820

When ^H3588 they wail ^H3213 on their beds ^H4904;

For ^H5921 the ^H5921 sake ^H5921 of ^H5921 grain ^H1715 and new ^H8492 wine ^H8492 they [fn]gather ^H1481 together ^H1481 as sojourners ^H1481;

They depart ^H5493 from Me.

Although I disciplined ^H3256 and strengthened ^H2388 their arms ^H2220,

Yet they devise ^H2803 evil ^H7451 against ^H413 Me.

They turn ^H7725, but not [fn]upward ^H5920;

They are like a deceitful ^H7423 bow ^H7198;

Their princes ^H8269 will fall ^H5307 by the sword ^H2719

Because ^H4480 of the [fn]indignation ^H2195 of their tongue ^H3956.

This ^H2097 will be their scoffing ^H3933 in the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714.