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א
כְּרָפְאִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְנִגְלָה עֲון אֶפְרַיִם וְרָעוֹת שֹׁמְרוֹן--כִּי פָעֲלוּ, שָׁקֶר; וְגַנָּב יָבוֹא, פָּשַׁט גְּדוּד בַּחוּץ.
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when I would heal Yisrael, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they commit falsehood; and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers maketh a raid without.
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ב
וּבַל-יֹאמְרוּ, לִלְבָבָם, כָּל-רָעָתָם, זָכָרְתִּי; עַתָּה סְבָבוּם מַעַלְלֵיהֶם, נֶגֶד פָּנַי הָיוּ.
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2
And let them not say to their heart--I remember all their wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about, they are before My face.
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ג
בְּרָעָתָם, יְשַׂמְּחוּ-מֶלֶךְ; וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶם, שָׂרִים.
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3
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
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ד
כֻּלָּם, מְנָאֲפִים--כְּמוֹ תַנּוּר, בֹּעֵרָה מֵאֹפֶה; יִשְׁבּוֹת מֵעִיר, מִלּוּשׁ בָּצֵק עַד-חֻמְצָתוֹ.
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4
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth to stir from the kneading of the dough until it be leavened.
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ה
יוֹם מַלְכֵּנוּ, הֶחֱלוּ שָׂרִים חֲמַת מִיָּיִן; מָשַׁךְ יָדוֹ, אֶת-לֹצְצִים.
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5
On the day of our king the princes make him sick with the heat of wine, he stretcheth out his hand with scorners.
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ו
כִּי-קֵרְבוּ כַתַּנּוּר לִבָּם, בְּאָרְבָּם: כָּל-הַלַּיְלָה, יָשֵׁן אֹפֵהֶם--בֹּקֶר, הוּא בֹעֵר כְּאֵשׁ לֶהָבָה.
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6
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait; their baker sleepeth all the night, in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
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ז
כֻּלָּם יֵחַמּוּ כַּתַּנּוּר, וְאָכְלוּ אֶת-שֹׁפְטֵיהֶם; כָּל-מַלְכֵיהֶם נָפָלוּ, אֵין-קֹרֵא בָהֶם אֵלָי.
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7
They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen, there is none among them that calleth unto Me.
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ח
אֶפְרַיִם, בָּעַמִּים הוּא יִתְבּוֹלָל; אֶפְרַיִם הָיָה עֻגָה, בְּלִי הֲפוּכָה.
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8
Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is become a cake not turned.
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ט
אָכְלוּ זָרִים כֹּחוֹ, וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע; גַּם-שֵׂיבָה זָרְקָה בּוֹ, וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע.
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9
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.
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י
וְעָנָה גְאוֹן-יִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּפָנָיו; וְלֹא-שָׁבוּ אֶל-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, וְלֹא בִקְשֻׁהוּ בְּכָל-זֹאת.
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10
And the pride of Yisrael testifieth to his face; but they have not returned unto YAHOWAH their Eloheem, nor sought Him, for all this.
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יא
וַיְהִי אֶפְרַיִם, כְּיוֹנָה פוֹתָה אֵין לֵב; מִצְרַיִם קָרָאוּ, אַשּׁוּר הָלָכוּ.
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And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.
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יב
כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵלֵכוּ, אֶפְרוֹשׂ עֲלֵיהֶם רִשְׁתִּי--כְּעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם, אוֹרִידֵם; אַיְסִירֵם, כְּשֵׁמַע לַעֲדָתָם. {ס}
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12
Even as they go, I will spread My net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath been made to hear.
{S}
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יג
אוֹי לָהֶם כִּי-נָדְדוּ מִמֶּנִּי, שֹׁד לָהֶם כִּי-פָשְׁעוּ בִי; וְאָנֹכִי אֶפְדֵּם--וְהֵמָּה, דִּבְּרוּ עָלַי כְּזָבִים.
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13
Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me?
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יד
וְלֹא-זָעֲקוּ אֵלַי בְּלִבָּם, כִּי יְיֵלִילוּ עַל-מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם; עַל-דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ יִתְגּוֹרָרוּ, יָסוּרוּ בִי.
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14
And they have not cried unto Me with their heart, though they wail upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and wine, they rebel against Me.
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טו
וַאֲנִי יִסַּרְתִּי, חִזַּקְתִּי זְרוֹעֹתָם; וְאֵלַי, יְחַשְּׁבוּ-רָע.
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15
Though I have trained and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise evil against Me.
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טז
יָשׁוּבוּ לֹא עָל, הָיוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה--יִפְּלוּ בַחֶרֶב שָׂרֵיהֶם, מִזַּעַם לְשׁוֹנָם; זוֹ לַעְגָּם, בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
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16
They return, but not upwards; they are become like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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