when I would heal Israel, the corruption of E′phraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Samar′ia; for they deal falsely, the thief breaks in, and the bandits raid without.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
When I have healed Israel, then shall the iniquity of Ephraim be revealed, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they have wrought falsehood: and a thief shall come in to him, even a robber spoiling in his way;
But they do not consider that I remember all their evil works. Now their deeds encompass them, they are before my face.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
that they may concert together as men singing in their heart: I remember all their wickedness: now have their own counsels compassed them about; they came before my face.
For like an oven their hearts burn with intrigue; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
Wherefore their hearts are inflamed as an oven, while they rage all the night: Ephraim is satisfied with sleep; the morning is come; he is burnt up as a flame of fire.
The pride of Israel witnesses against him; yet they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him, for all this.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
And the pride of Israel shall be brought down before his face: yet they have not returned to the Lord their God, neither have they diligently sought him for all this.
As they go, I will spread over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the air; I will chastise them for their wicked deeds.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
Whenever they shall go, I will cast my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the sky, I will chasten them with the rumor of their coming affliction.
Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
Woe to them! for they have started aside from me: they are cowards; for they have sinned against me: yet I redeemed them, but they spoke falsehoods against me.
They turn to Ba′al; they are like a treacherous bow, their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Coptic English (عن القبطية)
They turned aside to that which is not, they became as a bent bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by reason of the unbridled state of their tongue: this is their setting at nought in the land of Egypt.