translation_id: asv-eng-asv

book_id: HOS

book: Hosea

reference: Hosea 7:1

text: When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.


reference: Hosea 7:2

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


reference: Hosea 7:3

text: They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.


reference: Hosea 7:4

text: They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened.


reference: Hosea 7:5

text: On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.


reference: Hosea 7:6

text: For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.


reference: Hosea 7:7

text: They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.


reference: Hosea 7:8

text: Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.


reference: Hosea 7:9

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


reference: Hosea 7:10

text: And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.


reference: Hosea 7:11

text: And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.


reference: Hosea 7:12

text: When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.


reference: Hosea 7:13

text: Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.


reference: Hosea 7:14

text: And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.


reference: Hosea 7:15

text: Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.


reference: Hosea 7:16

text: They return, but not to him that is on 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.