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Chapter 7

Whenever I decide to restore the fortunes of my people
    and prepare to heal Israel,
the guilt of Ephraim confronts me
    as well as the wicked deeds of Samaria.
They practice deceit;
    thieves break into houses
    while bandits plunder in the streets.[a]
But they somehow fail to remind themselves
    that I remember all their wickedness.
I will not forget their wicked deeds;
    they are constantly before my eyes.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:1 In healing the sick, physicians would have the sick person strip.