1 Of the vices and wantonness of the people. 12 Of their punishment.

When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they have dealt falsely: and [a]the thief cometh in, and the robber spoileth without.

And they consider not in their hearts, that I remember all their wickedness: now their own inventions have beset them about: they are in my sight.

They make the [b]king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:1 Meaning, that there was no one kind of vice among them, but that they were subject to all wickedness, both secret and open.
  2. Hosea 7:3 They esteem their wicked king Jeroboam above God, and seek but how to flatter and please him.

whenever 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)
but they do not realize
    that I remember(E) all their evil deeds.(F)
Their sins engulf them;(G)
    they are always before me.

“They delight the king with their wickedness,
    the princes with their lies.(H)

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