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.
5. On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,
6. For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.