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By their wickedness they make the king glad,
    and the officials by their treachery.
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.(A)
On the day of our king the officials
    became sick with the heat of wine;
    he stretched out his hand with mockers.(B)
For they are kindled[a] like an oven; their heart burns within them;
    all night their anger smolders;
    in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
All of them are hot as an oven,
    and they devour their rulers.
All their kings have fallen;
    none of them calls upon me.(C)

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  1. 7.6 Gk Syr: Heb brought near

By their wickedness they make the king glad,
    and the officials by their treacheries.
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.
On the day of our king, the princes
    became sick with the heat of wine;[a]
he stretched out his hand with mockers.
    Because they are kindled[b] like an oven,
their heart burns within them;
    all night their anger smolders,[c]
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
All of them are hot as an oven,
    and they devour[d] their rulers.
All their kings have fallen;
    there is none who calls to me amongst them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:5 This phrase refers to the effects of wine on the body
  2. Hosea 7:6 Hebrew “they drew near;” other ancient translations read “they are kindled”
  3. Hosea 7:6 Literally “sleeps”
  4. Hosea 7:7 Or “they eat”