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,
tw{['r.w ~Iy;r.p,a !{w][ h'l.gin.w lea'r.fIy.l yia.p'r.K ? j;v'P aw{b'y b'N;g.w r,q'v .Wl]['p yiK !w{r.m{v ? #.Wx;B d.Wd.G
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.
yiT.r'k'z ~'t'['r -l'K ~'b'b.lil .Wr.ma{y -l;b.W ? .Wy'h y;n'P d,g,n ~,hyel.l;[;m ~.Wb'b.s h'T;[
3
With their
wickedness they
make the
king glad, And the
princes with their
lies.
~yir'f ~,hyev]x;k.b.W .$,l,m -.Wx.M;f.y ~'t'['r.B
4
They are
all adulterers,
Like an
oven heated by the
baker Who
ceases to
stir up the fire From the
kneading of the
dough until it is
leavened.
tw{B.vIy h,p{aem h're[{B r.WN;t w{m.K ~yip]a'n.m ~'LUK ? w{t'c.mUx -d;[ qec'B v.WLim ryi[em
5
On the
day of our
king, the
princes became sick with the
heat of
wine; He
stretched out his
hand with
scoffers,
.$;v'm !Iy'Yim t;m]x ~yir'f .Wl/x,h .WneK.l;m ~w{y ? ~yic.c{l -t,a w{d'y
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.
h'l.y;L;h -l'K ~'B.r'a.B ~'Bil r.WN;T;k .Wb.req -yiK ? h'b'h,l vea.K re[{b a.Wh r,q{B ~,hep{a !ev'y
7
All of them are
hot like an
oven, And they
consume their
rulers;
All their
kings have
fallen.
None of them
calls on Me.
~,hyej.p{v -t,a .Wl.k'a.w r.WN;T;K .WM;xey ~'LUK ? y'lea ~,h'b aer{q -nyea .Wl'p'n ~,hyek.l;m -l'K
8
Ephraim mixes himself with the
nations;
Ephraim has
become a
cake not
turned.
h'y'h ~Iy;r.p,a l'lw{B.tIy a.Wh ~yiM;['B ~Iy;r.p,a ? h'k.Wp]h yil.B h'gU[
9
Strangers devour his
strength, Yet he does not
know it;
Gray hairs also are
sprinkled on him, Yet he does not
know it.
h'byef -m;G ['d'y a{l a.Wh.w w{x{K ~yir'z .Wl.k'a ? ['d'y a{l a.Wh.w w{B h'q.r'z
10
Though the
pride of
Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not
returned to the
LORD their
God,
Nor have they
sought Him, for
all this.
-a{l.w wy'n'p.B lea'r.fIy -nw{a.g h'n'[.w ? ta{z -l'k.B .WhUv.qib a{l.w ~,hyeh{l/a h'wh.y -l,a .Wb'v
11
So
Ephraim has
become like a
silly dove,
without sense; They
call to
Egypt, they
go to
Assyria.
~Iy;r.cim bel !yea h'tw{p h'nw{y.K ~Iy;r.p,a yih.y;w ? .Wk'l'h r.WV;a .Wa'r'q
12
When they
go, I will
spread My
net over them; I will
bring them
down like the
birds of the
sky. I will
chastise them in accordance with the
proclamation to their
assembly.
@w{[.K yiT.vir ~,hyel][ fw{r.p,a .Wkeley r,v]a;K ? ~'t'd][;l [;mev.K ~eris.y;a ~edyirw{a ~Iy;m'V;h
13
Woe to them, for they have
strayed from Me!
Destruction is theirs, for they have
rebelled against Me! I would
redeem them, but they
speak lies against Me.
.W[.v'p -yiK ~,h'l d{v yiN,Mim .Wd.d'n -yiK ~,h'l yw{a ? ~yib'z.K y;l'[ .Wr.BiD h'Meh.w ~eD.p,a yik{n'a.w yib
14
And they do not
cry to Me from their
heart When they
wail on their
beds; For the
sake of
grain and
new wine they
assemble themselves, They
turn away from Me.
~'tw{b.K.vim -l;[ .Wlyiley.y yiK ~'Bil.B y;lea .Wq]['z -a{l.w ? yib .Wr.Ws'y .Wr'rw{G.tIy vw{ryit.w !'g'D -l;[
15
Although I
trained and
strengthened their
arms, Yet they
devise evil against Me.
['r -.Wb.V;x.y y;lea.w ~'t{[w{r.z yiT.q;Zix yiT.r;SIy yin]a;w
16
They
turn, but not
upward, They are like a
deceitful bow; Their
princes will
fall by the
sword Because of the
insolence of their
tongue.
This will be their
derision in the
land of
Egypt.
.Wl.PIy h'Yim.r t,v,q.K .Wy'h l'[ a{l .Wb.Wv'y ? #,r,a.B ~'G.[;l w{z ~'nw{v.l ~;[;Zim ~,hyer'f b,r,x;b ? ~Iy'r.cim