1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered , and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in , and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
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whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets;