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.