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| 12:1 |
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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| 12:2 |
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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| 12:3 |
In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he contended with God.
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| 12:4 |
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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| 12:5 |
Even the Lord, the God of hosts, The Lord is His name.
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| 12:6 |
Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.
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| 12:7 |
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, He loves to oppress.
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| 12:8 |
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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| 12:9 |
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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| 12:10 |
I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave parables.
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| 12:11 |
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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| 12:12 |
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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| 12:13 |
But by a prophet the Lord brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.
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| 12:14 |
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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