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Iniquity of Senseless Ephraim

“When I would have healed Israel,
the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,
    even the wickedness of Samaria,
    for they practice fraud.
So a thief breaks in;
    a marauding band will raid outside.
But they never admit in their heart
that I remember all their evil.
Now their deeds are all around them.
They are right before My face.
They gladden the king with their evil
and the princes with their lies.

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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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