1. When I would heal Israel, The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they deal falsely; The thief enters in, Bandits raid outside,
2. And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.
3. With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.
4. They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker Who ceases to stir up the fire From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.