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Hosea 12

Ephraim Reminded

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 1Ephraim feeds on  awind, And pursues the  beast wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover,  2he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt.

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The LORD also has a  adispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob  baccording to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.

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In the womb he  atook his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he  bcontended with God.

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Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and  asought His favor. He found Him at  bBethel And there He spoke with us,

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Even the LORD, the God of hosts, The LORD is His  1 aname.

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Therefore,  areturn to your God,  bObserve  1kindness and justice, And  cwait for your God continually.

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A  1merchant, in whose hands are false  abalances, He loves to oppress.

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And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become  arich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me  bNo iniquity, which would be sin."

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But I have been the LORD your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you  alive in tents again, As in the days of the appointed festival.

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I have also spoken to the  aprophets, And I  1gave numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave  bparables.

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Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, Yes,  atheir altars are like the stone heaps Beside the furrows of the field.

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Now  aJacob fled to the  1land of Aram, And  bIsrael worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.

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But by a  aprophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.

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 aEphraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his  bbloodguilt on him And bring back his  creproach to him.



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