Hosea 7:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷They all burn like an oven;
they have consumed their judges;
all their kings have fallen—
not even one of them calls on me.

⁸“Ephraim compromises with^[a] the nations;
    he’s a half-baked cake.^[b]
⁹Foreigners have consumed his strength,
    and he hasn’t noticed.
Furthermore, his head is sprinkled with gray hair,
    but he doesn’t realize it.