1When I was tryna heal Israel, Ephraim's bad vibes showed up, and Samaria's sus behavior was revealed; they be lying, and the thieves roll in while the robbers just flex on them.

2They don’t even realize I see all their shady moves; their own actions are all up in their face, no cap.

3They make the king feel good with their wickedness, and the princes are vibing off their lies.

4They’re all out here being unfaithful, like an oven that's lit but just chillin’ after baking the dough until it rises.

5On our king's day, the princes made him sick with wine; he’s reaching out to the haters.

6They prepped their hearts like an oven, lying in wait; their baker is snoozing all night, but in the morning it’s flaming hot.

7They’re all heated like an oven, munching on their judges; all their kings are down, and no one’s calling out to me.

8Ephraim’s blending in with the crowd; he’s like a cake that didn’t get flipped.

9Strangers are draining his strength, and he’s clueless; gray hairs popping up, but he’s still in the dark.

10Israel's pride is showing, but they ain't turning back to the Lord their God or seeking Him, fr.

11Ephraim’s acting like a clueless dove; they’re calling out to Egypt, then running to Assyria.

12When they bounce, I’ll throw my net on them; I'll bring them down like birds from the sky; I’ll school them, just like their crew has heard.

13Woe to them! They dipped from me: destruction’s coming! They’ve messed up against me; I redeemed them, yet they still be lying.

14They didn’t cry out to me from the heart when they were howling on their beds; they gather for food and drink, but they’re rebelling against me.

15Even though I’ve tied and strengthened their arms, they still be scheming against me.

16They come back, but not to the Most High; they’re like a fake bow; their princes will fall by the sword 'cause of their savage words; this will be their joke in Egypt.

1When 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.

2And 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.

3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

4They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

5In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

6For 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.

7They 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.

8Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

10And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.

11Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12When 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.

13Woe 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.

14And 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.

15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

16They 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.