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Israel’s Foreign Politics

Ephraim is mixed with the nations,[a]
    Ephraim is an unturned cake.
Strangers have consumed his strength,
    but he does not know it;(A)
Gray hairs are strewn on his head,
    but he takes no notice of it.
10 The arrogance of Israel bears witness against him;
    yet they do not return to the Lord, their God,
    nor seek him, despite all this.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:8 Is mixed with the nations: the people reject exclusive allegiance to the Lord, and they now try to find their salvation in alliances with foreign nations. An unturned cake: burnt on one side, but not baked at all on the other, and thus worthless.

“Ephraim mixes(A) with the nations;
    Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.
Foreigners sap his strength,(B)
    but he does not realize it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
    but he does not notice.
10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against him,(C)
    but despite all this
he does not return(D) to the Lord his God
    or search(E) for him.

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