When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now atheir own doings have beset them about; they are bbefore my face.
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes cwith their lies.
4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings dare fallen: ethere is none among them that calleth unto me.
8 Ephraim, he fhath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as gtheir congregation hath heard.
13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
14 hAnd they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the irage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Hosea 8
| 2 | a | Pro 5:22 |
| b | Psa 90:8 | |
| 3 | c | Rom 1:32 |
| 7 | d | 2 Kin 15:10 |
| e | Isa 9:13 | |
| 8 | f | Psa 106:35 |
| 12 | g | Lev 26:14 |
| 14 | h | Job 35:9 |
| Psa 78:34-37 | ||
| Isa 29:13 | ||
| Jer 3:10 | ||
| 16 | i | Psa 73:9 |