7:1 [] Enw iatreuon ton Israhl, apekalufqh tote h anomia tou Efraim kai h kakia thV SamareiaV× dioti epraxan yeudoV× kai o klepthV eisercetai, o lhsthV gumnonei exwqen.

7:2 Kai autoi den legousin en th kardia autwn, oti enqumoumai pasan thn anomian autwn× twra periekuklwsan autouV ai praxeiV autwn× emprosqen tou proswpou mou egeinan.

7:3 En th kakia autwn eufranan ton basilea kai en toiV yeudesin autwn touV arcontaV.

7:4 PanteV einai moicoi, wV o klibanoV o pepurwmenoV upo tou artopoiou× ostiV, afou zumwsh to furama, pauei tou na qermainh auton, ewsou geinh h zumwsiV.

7:5 En th hmera tou basilewV hmwn, oi arconteV hsqenhsan upo thV flogwsewV tou oinou, kai autoV exhplwse thn ceira autou proV touV acreiouV.

7:6 Dioti enascolousi thn kardian autwn flegwmenhn wV klibanon en taiV enedraiV autwn× o artopoioV autwn koimatai olhn thn nukta× thn de aughn auth kaiei wV pur flogizon.

7:7 PanteV outoi eqermanqhsan wV klibanoV kai katefagon touV kritaV autwn× panteV oi basileiV autwn epeson× den uparcei metaxu autwn o epikaloumenoV me.

7:8 [] O Efraim, autoV sunemigh meta twn lawn× o Efraim einai wV egkrufiaV ostiV den estrafh.

7:9 Xenoi katefagon thn dunamin autou kai autoV den gnwrizei touto× kai leukai triceV anefuhsan sporadhn en autw kai autoV den gnwrizei touto.

7:10 Kai h uperhfania tou Israhl marturei kata proswpon autou× kai den epistrefousi proV Kurion ton Qeon autwn oude ekzhtousin auton dia panta tauta.

7:11 Kai o Efraim einai wV peristera deleazomenh, mh ecousa sunesin× epikalountai thn Aigupton, upagousin eiV thn Assurian.

7:12 Otan upagwsi, qelw exaplwsei ep' autouV to diktuon mou× qelw katabibasei autouV kaqwV ta peteina tou ouranou× qelw paideusei autouV kaqwV ekhrucqh en th sunagwgh autwn.

7:13 Ouai eiV autouV, dioti apeskirthsan ap' emou× oleqroV eiV autouV, dioti hsebhsan eiV eme× enw egw exhgorasa autouV, autoi elalhsan kat' emou yeudh.

7:14 Kai den me epekalesqhsan en th kardia autwn, alla wloluzon epi taV klinaV autwn× basanizontai dia siton kai oinon kai stasiazousin enantion mou.

7:15 Kai egw epaideusa autouV enw eniscusa touV bracionaV autwn, autoi omwV dielogizonto ponhra enantion mou.