Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria.
For athey have committed fraud;
A thief comes in;
A band of robbers1 takes spoil outside.
That aI remember all their wickedness;
Now their own deeds have surrounded them;
They are before My face.
Like an oven heated by a baker—
He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough,
Until it is leavened.
Princes have made him sick,1 inflamed with awine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers.
While they lie in wait;
1Their baker sleeps all night;
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
And have devoured their judges;
All their kings have fallen.
aNone among them calls upon Me.
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American Standard Version
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Amplified® Bible
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Contemporary English Version
The king and his officials take great pleasure in their sin and deceit.
Darby English Version
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Good News Bible
The LORD says, "People deceive the king and his officers by their evil plots.
King James Version
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
New American Standard Bible
With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.
New International Version
"They delight the king with their wickedness,
the princes with their lies.
New King James Version
They make a king glad with their wickedness,
And princes with their lies.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.
Revised Standard Version
By their wickedness they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.
Young's Literal Translation
With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies -- princes.
New English Translation
The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.
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