1 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;

2 but they do not realize

that I remember all their evil deeds.

Their sins engulf them;

they are always before me.

3 “They delight the king with their wickedness,

the princes with their lies.

4 They are all adulterers,

burning like an oven

whose fire the baker need not stir

from the kneading of the dough till it rises.

1 when I would heal Israel,

the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,

and the evil deeds of Samaria,

for they deal falsely;

the thief breaks in,

and the bandits raid outside.

2 But they do not consider

that I remember all their evil.

Now their deeds surround them;

they are before my face.

3 By their evil they make the king glad,

and the princes by their treachery.

4 They are all adulterers;

they are like a heated oven

whose baker ceases to stir the fire,

from the kneading of the dough

until it is leavened.

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.

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.

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.

1 “I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great.

Samaria is filled with liars.

Thieves are on the inside

and bandits on the outside!

2 Its people don’t realize

that I am watching them.

Their sinful deeds are all around them,

and I see them all.

3 “The people entertain the king with their wickedness,

and the princes laugh at their lies.

4 They are all adulterers,

always aflame with lust.

They are like an oven that is kept hot

while the baker is kneading the dough.

1 “When I would have healed Israel,

Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,

And the wickedness of Samaria.

For they have committed fraud;

A thief comes in;

A band of robbers takes spoil outside.

2 They do not consider in their hearts

That I remember all their wickedness;

Now their own deeds have surrounded them;

They are before My face.

3 They make a king glad with their wickedness,

And princes with their lies.

4 “They are all adulterers.

Like an oven heated by a baker—

He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough,

Until it is leavened.

1 When I heal Israel,

Israel’s sin will go away,

and so will Samaria’s evil.

“They cheat a lot!

Thieves break into houses,

and robbers are in the streets.

2 It never enters their minds

that I remember all their evil deeds.

The bad things they do are all around them;

they are right in front of me.

3 “They make the king happy with their wickedness;

their rulers are glad with their lies.

4 But all of them are traitors.

They are like an oven heated by a baker.

While he mixes the dough,

he does not need to stir up the fire.

1 When I would heal Israel, 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 ravageth without. 2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face. 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened.

1 When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they practise falsehood; and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers assaileth without. 2 And they say not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now do their own doings encompass them; they are before my face. 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They all practise adultery, as an oven heated by the baker: he ceaseth from stirring the fire after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

1 “Whenever I want to heal Israel, 

all I can see is Ephraim’s sin and Samaria’s wickedness. 

People cheat each other. 

They break into houses and steal. 

They rob people in the streets. 

2 They don’t realize that I remember 

all the evil things they’ve done. 

Now their sins surround them. 

Their sins are in my presence. 

3 “They make kings happy with the wicked things they do. 

They make officials happy with the lies they tell. 

4 They all commit adultery. 

They are like a heated oven, 

an oven so hot that a baker doesn’t have to fan its flames 

when he makes bread. 

1 when I heal Israel,

the sins of Ephraim and the crimes of Samaria

will be exposed.

For they practice fraud;

a thief breaks in;

a raiding party pillages outside.

2 But they never consider that I remember all their evil.

Now their sins are all around them;

they are right in front of My face.

3 They please the king with their evil,

the princes with their lies.

4 All of them commit adultery;

they are like an oven heated by a baker

who stops stirring the fire

from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

1 when I would heal Israel,

the corruption of Ephraim is revealed,

and the wicked deeds of Samaria;

for they deal falsely,

the thief breaks in,

and the bandits raid outside.

2 But they do not consider

that I remember all their wickedness.

Now their deeds surround them,

they are before my face.

3 By their wickedness they make the king glad,

and the officials by their treachery.

4 They are all adulterers;

they are like a heated oven,

whose baker does not need to stir the fire,

from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

1 when I would heal Israel,

and the corruption of Ephraim is revealed,

and the wicked deeds of Samaria;

because they deal in falsehood,

the thief breaks in,

and the bandit raids the outside.

2 But they did not consider

that I remember all their wickedness.

Now their deeds surround them;

they are before my face.

3 By their wickedness they make the king glad,

and the officials by their treacheries.

4 All of them commit adultery,

like a burning oven

whose baker has stopped from stirring the fire,

and from kneading the dough until it is leavened.

1 The Lord says,

“I would like to heal Israel.

But when I try to, Ephraim’s sins

are brought out into the open.

The crimes of Samaria

are made known to everyone.

The people tell lies.

They break into houses and steal.

They rob others in the streets.

2 But they do not realize

that I remember all of the evil things they do.

Their sins pile up and cover them.

I am always aware of those sins.

3 “Their evil conduct even makes the king glad.

Their lies make the princes happy.

4 But all of the people are unfaithful to the king.

Their anger against him burns

like the coals in an oven.

The baker does not even need to stir up the fire

until the dough is ready.”