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Hosea
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Hosea 12 [Commentary] [Map] 
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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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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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In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he contended with God.
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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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Even the LORD, the God of hosts,
The LORD is His name.
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Therefore, return to your God,
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.
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A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress.
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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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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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I have also spoken to the prophets,
And I gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave parables.
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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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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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But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.
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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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