7 ¹ 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)

³ Therefore they will be like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears,^(A)
    like chaff^(B) swirling from a threshing floor,^(C)
    like smoke^(D) escaping through a window.