1 and to heal its wounds.But then I see the crimesin Israel and Samaria.Everyone is deceitful;robbers roam the streets.
2 No one realizesthat I have seen their sinssurround them like a flood.
3 The king and his officialstake great pleasurein their sin and deceit.
4 Everyone burns with desire—they are like coals in an oven,ready to burst into flames.
5 On the day their kingwas crowned,his officials got him drunk,and he joinedin their foolishness.
6 Their anger is a firethat smoulders all night,then flares up at dawn.
7 They are flamesdestroying their leaders.And their kings are powerless;none of them trust me.