Ephraim has allowed himself to get mixed up with the nations.
Ephraim is unturned bread baked on a griddle.
Foreigners consume his strength,(A)
but he does not notice.(B)
Even his hair is streaked with gray,
but he does not notice.
10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them,[a](C)
yet they do not return to the Lord their God,(D)
and for all this, they do not seek him.

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  1. 7:10 Lit against his face

Ephraim is himself (A)thrown about with the [a]nations;
Ephraim has become a round loaf not turned over.
(B)Strangers devour his strength,
Yet he (C)does not know it;
Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know it.
10 Though the (D)pride of Israel testifies against him,
Yet (E)they have not returned to the Lord their God,
Nor have they sought Him, despite all this.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:8 Lit peoples

“Ephraim mixes(A) with the nations;
    Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.
Foreigners sap his strength,(B)
    but he does not realize it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
    but he does not notice.
10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against him,(C)
    but despite all this
he does not return(D) to the Lord his God
    or search(E) for him.

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