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Hosea 12 : 1 - 14
Chapter 12
| 1 | "Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.
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| 2 | "The LORD also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.
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| 3 | He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.
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| 4 | Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us--
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| 5 | That is, the LORD God of hosts. The LORD is His memorable name.
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| 6 | So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.
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| 7 | "A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.
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| 8 | And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.'
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| 9 | "But I am the LORD your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast.
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| 10 | I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets."
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| 11 | Though Gilead has idols--Surely they are vanity--Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
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| 12 | Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.
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| 13 | By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.
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| 14 | Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him.
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