Hosea 12

1'Ephraim has encompassed me with falsehood, And the house of Israel and Judah with ungodliness. But now God knows them, And he shall be called God's holy people.

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2But Ephraim is an evil spirit. He has chased the east wind all the day. He has multiplied empty and vain things And struck a covenant with the Assyrians. He made business with oil in Egypt.

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3'The Lord has a judgment against Judah So as to punish Jacob according to his ways, And He will repay him according to his practices.

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4He kicked his brother in the womb, And in his toils he regained strength with God.

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5He prevailed with the Angel and was strong. They wept and entreated Me. They found Me in Bethel, And there a word was spoken to them.

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6So the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.

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7You shall return to your God; Therefore, observe mercy and judgment, And draw near to your God continually.

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8'As for Canaan, There is a balance of wrongdoing in his hand, For he has loved to oppress.

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9As for Ephraim, he said, 'Nevertheless, I am rich; I have found relief for myself.' But none of his labors shall be found in him, Because of the wrongdoings by which he sinned.

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10'But I the Lord your God brought you up Out of the land of Egypt. I will yet again cause you to dwell in tents According to the days of the feast.

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11For I will speak to the prophets, And I have multiplied visions, And by the authority of the prophets I was represented.'

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12If Gilead does not exist, Then the leaders in Gilead were false when they sacrificed, And their altars were like mounds on a parched field.

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13Jacob retreated into the plain of Syria, And Israel served for a wife And kept watch for a wife.

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14The Lord brought Israel Out of the land of Egypt by a prophet, And by a prophet he was preserved.

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15Ephraim was angry and excited; Therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, And the Lord shall repay him for his disgrace.

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