Hosea 7:1-3

Contemporary English Version

    7 and to heal its wounds.
But then I see the crimes
    in Israel^[a] and Samaria.
Everyone is deceitful;
    robbers roam the streets.
²No one realizes
that I have seen their sins
    surround them like a flood.

³The king and his officials
take great pleasure
in their sin and deceit.

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Footnotes

7.1 Israel: See the note at 4.17. Samaria was the capital city of Israel.

Hosea 7:1-3

New International Version

7 ¹whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.^(A)
They practice deceit,^(B)
    thieves break into houses,^(C)
    bandits rob in the streets;^(D)
²but they do not realize
    that I remember^(E) all their evil deeds.^(F)
Their sins engulf them;^(G)
    they are always before me.