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Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples;
    Ephraim is a cake not turned.
Foreigners devour his strength,
    but he does not know it;
gray hairs are sprinkled upon him,
    but he does not know it.(A)
10 Israel’s pride testifies against[a] him;
    yet they do not return to the Lord their God
    or seek him, for all this.(B)

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  1. 7.10 Or humbles

Ephraim mixes himself
    with the nations;
Ephraim is a bread cake
    not turned over.
Foreigners devour[a] his strength,
    and he does not know it;
mold[b] is also sprinkled upon him,
    and he does not know it.
10 The pride of Israel testifies against him[c]
    they do not return to Yahweh their God;
    they do not seek him for all of this.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:9 Or “Foreigners eat”
  2. Hosea 7:9 Literally “grey hair,” but in this case the word refers to the “hairs of mold” on food
  3. Hosea 7:10 Literally “answers against his face”
  4. Hosea 7:10 Or “in all of this”