Chapter 7

Since Jeroboam made schism in religion, that Kingdom hath fallen into many distresses: ℣.10 and not repenting shall endure more.

1. 1

   When I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was revealed, & the malice of Samaria, because they have wrought lying, & the thief hath entered in spoiling, the robber without.

2. 2

   And lest perhaps they may say in their hearts, that I have remembered all their malice: now have their own inventions compassed them, they have been done before me.

3. 3

   In their malice they have rejoiced the king: and in their lies the princes.

4. 4

   All they committing adultery, as it were an oven heated of the baker: the city was quiet a little from the commistion of leaven, till the whole was leavened.

5. 5

   The day of our king, the princes began to rage by reason of wine: he stretched out his hand with the scorners.

6. 6

   Because they have applied their heart as an oven, when he lay in wait for them: he slept all the night baking them, in the morning himself heated as a fire of flame.

7. 7

   All were heated as an oven, and have devoured their judges: all their kings are fallen: there is none amongst them that crieth unto me.

8. 8

   Ephraim himself was mingled in the peoples: Ephraim is become as hearth-baken-bread that is not turned.

9. 9

   Strangers have eaten his strength, & he knew not: yea hoar hairs also were poured out on him, & he was ignorant.

10. 10

    And the pride of Israel shall be humbled in his face: neither did they return to the Lord their God, & they have not sought him in all these.

11. 11

    And Ephraim is become as a dove seduced, not having an heart: they invocated Ægypt, they went to the Assyrians.

12. 12

    And when they shall go forth, I will spread my net upon them: as a fowl of the heaven will I pluck them down, I will beat them according to the hearing of their assembly.

13. 13

    Woe to them, because they have revolted from me: they shall be wasted because they have prevaricated against me: & I redeemed them & they have spoken lies against me.

14. 14

    And they have not cried to me in their heart, but they howled in their chambers: upon wheat and wine they chewed the cud, they are revolted from me.

15. 15

    And I have taught them, and strengthened their arms: and against me they have thought malice.

16. 16

    They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became as a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the fury of their tongue. This is their scorning in the Land of Ægypt.