Hosea 7:1-7 ▼

1 When I would heal Israel, The wrongdoing of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they practice deception; The thief enters, A band of robbers attack outside,

2 And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; They are before My face.

3 With their wickedness they make the king happy, And the officials with their lies.

4 They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker, Who stops stoking the fire From the time the dough is kneaded until it is leavened.

5 On the day of our king, the officials became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

6 For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like flaming fire.

7 All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.