The Book of Hosea

Hos 7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of E´-phra-im was discovered, and the wickedness of Sa-ma´-ri-a: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

Hos 7:2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before My face.

Hos 7:3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Hos 7:4 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.

Hos 7:5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

Hos 7:6 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.

Hos 7:7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto Me.

Hos 7:8 E´-phra-im, he hath mixed himself among the people; E´-phra-im is a cake not turned.

Hos 7:9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

Hos 7:10 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.

Hos 7:11 E´-phra-im also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Hos 7:12 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 their congregation hath heard.

Hos 7:13 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.

Hos 7:14 And 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.

Hos 7:15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against Me.

Hos 7:16 They return, but not to the Most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.