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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:8 Or dilutes himself among
  2. Hosea 7:8 Lit. a cake not turned

All of them are hot as an oven;
    they devour their rulers.
All their kings fall,(A)
    and none of them calls(B) on me.

“Ephraim mixes(C) with the nations;
    Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.
Foreigners sap his strength,(D)
    but he does not realize it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
    but he does not notice.

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