1 "我医治以色列的时候，以法莲的罪孽，

和撒玛利亚的罪恶就显露出来；

因为他们行欺诈，

小偷入屋偷窃，

强盗在外抢劫。

2 他们心里并未想到，

我记得他们的一切罪恶。

他们所作的一切，现在都围绕他们，

都在我面前。

3 他们以自己的恶行讨王欢喜，

用自己的虚谎叫领袖快乐。

4 他们全是犯奸淫的，

像一个被烤饼的人烧热的火炉，

从抟面，直到全团发酵的时候，

烤饼的人暂停使火发旺。

5 在我们王喜庆的日子，领袖们因酒的烈性而生病，

王就与亵慢人联手。

6 他们阴谋埋伏的时候，

心中烧得热如火炉。

他们整夜抑制怒气，

一到早晨，却像发出火焰的火燃烧起来。

7 所有的人都热如火炉，

吞灭他们的官长。

他们所有的君王都倒毙了，

他们中间没有一人向我呼求。

8 "以法莲与外族混杂，

以法莲是没有翻过的饼。

9 外族人吞吃了他的力量，

他却不知道；

他头上满是白发，

他也不晓得。

10 虽然以色列的骄傲当面指证自己，

他们却不回转归向耶和华他们的　神，

也不因此寻求他。

11 以法莲好象一只愚蠢无知的鸽子。

他们向埃及求助，投奔亚述。

12 但他们去的时候，我要把我的网撒在他们身上；

我要把他们如同空中的飞鸟打下来。

我要按着他们会众所听见的，惩罚他们。

13 他们有祸了，因为他们离弃了我；

他们遭毁灭，因为他们背叛了我。

我虽然想救赎他们，他们却对我说谎。

14 他们并没有真心向我呼求，

只是在床上哀恸罢了。

他们为了五谷和新酒割伤*"割伤"或译："聚集"或"激发"自己，

仍然悖逆我。

15 我虽然锻炼他们的手臂，使它们有力，

他们却图谋恶计攻击我。

16 他们转向巴力，

成了不可靠的弓。

他们的领袖因自己舌头上的狂傲倒在刀下，

这在埃及地必成为被人讥笑的对象。"

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.*7.1 wickedness: Heb. evils*7.1 spoileth: Heb. strippeth 2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.*7.2 consider…: Heb. say not to 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.*7.4 who…: or, the raiser will cease*7.4 raising: or, waking 5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.*7.5 bottles…: or, heat through wine 6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.*7.6 made…: or, applied 7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.*7.9 here…: Heb. sprinkled 10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. 12 When they shall 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 heard. 13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.*7.13 destruction: Heb. spoil 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me. 15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.*7.15 have…: or, chastened 16 They return, but not to the most High: they are 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.