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Ephraim
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Hosea 12:1
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Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east
wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant
with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt. |
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Hosea 12:2
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The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And
will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.
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Hosea 12:3
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In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he contended with God. |
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Hosea 12:4
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Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel And there He spoke with us,
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Hosea 12:5
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Even the LORD, the God of hosts, The LORD is
His name. |
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Hosea 12:6
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Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness
and justice, And wait for your God continually. |
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Hosea 12:7
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A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress. |
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Hosea 12:8
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And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity,
which would be sin." |
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Hosea 12:9
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But I have been the LORD your God since the
land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, As in the days of the appointed
festival. |
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Hosea 12:10
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I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave
numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave parables. |
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Hosea 12:11
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Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely they are
worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, Yes, their altars are like the stone
heaps Beside the furrows of the field. |
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Hosea 12:12
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Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel
worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. |
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Hosea 12:13
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But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from
Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept. |
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Hosea 12:14
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Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his
Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And bring back his reproach to him. |
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