For they—their hearts like an oven—
draw him into their oven.
Their anger smolders all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Your calf-idol is rejected, Samaria.
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of innocence?

I will not vent the full fury of My anger;
I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim.
For I am God and not man,
the Holy One among you;
I will not come in rage.

Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought His favor.
He found him at Bethel,
and there He spoke with him.

Ephraim has provoked bitter anger,
so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him
and repay him for his contempt.

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I give you a king in My anger
and take away a king in My wrath.

I will heal their apostasy;
I will freely love them,
for My anger will have turned from him.