Hosea 12

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Hosea 12

Ephraim Reminded

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^(a)Ephraim feeds on ^(A)wind,
And pursues the ^(B)east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, ^(b)he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.

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The Lord also has a ^(C)dispute with Judah,
And will punish Jacob ^(D)according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.

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In the womb he ^(E)took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he ^(F)contended with God.

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Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and ^(G)sought His favor.
He found Him at ^(H)Bethel
And there He spoke with us,

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Even the Lord, the God of hosts,
The Lord is His ^(c)^(I)name.

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Therefore, ^(J)return to your God,
^(K)Observe ^(d)kindness and justice,
And ^(L)wait for your God continually.

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A ^(e)merchant, in whose hands are false ^(M)balances,
He loves to oppress.

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And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become ^(N)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
^(O)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 ^(P)live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.

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I have also spoken to the ^(Q)prophets,
And I ^(f)gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave ^(R)parables.

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

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Now ^(T)Jacob fled to the ^(g)land of Aram,
And ^(U)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.

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But by a ^(V)prophet the Lord brought Israel from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.

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^(W)Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger;
So his Lord will leave his ^(X)bloodguilt on him
And bring back his ^(Y)reproach to him.

Footnotes:

a. Hosea 12:1: ['Ch 12:2 in Heb']

b. Hosea 12:1: ['Lit ', they make]

c. Hosea 12:5: ['Lit ', memorial]

d. Hosea 12:6: ['Or ', loyalty]

e. Hosea 12:7: ['Or ', Canaanite]

f. Hosea 12:10: ['Lit ', multiplied the vision]

g. Hosea 12:12: ['Lit ', field]

Cross references:

A. Hosea 12:1: Jeremiah 22:22

B. Hosea 12:1: Genesis 41:6; Ezekiel 17:10

C. Hosea 12:2: Hosea 4:1; Micah 6:2

D. Hosea 12:2: Hosea 4:9; Hosea 7:2

E. Hosea 12:3: Genesis 25:26

F. Hosea 12:3: Genesis 32:28

G. Hosea 12:4: Genesis 32:26

H. Hosea 12:4: Genesis 28:13-19; Genesis 35:10-15

I. Hosea 12:5: Exodus 3:15

J. Hosea 12:6: Hosea 6:1-3; Hosea 10:12

K. Hosea 12:6: Micah 6:8

L. Hosea 12:6: Micah 7:7

M. Hosea 12:7: Proverbs 11:1; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:11

N. Hosea 12:8: Psalm 62:10; Hosea 13:6; Revelation 3:17

O. Hosea 12:8: Hosea 4:8; Hosea 14:1

P. Hosea 12:9: Leviticus 23:42

Q. Hosea 12:10: Jeremiah 7:25

R. Hosea 12:10: Ezekiel 17:2; Ezekiel 20:49

S. Hosea 12:11: Hosea 8:11; Hosea 10:1; Hosea 10:2

T. Hosea 12:12: Genesis 28:5

U. Hosea 12:12: Genesis 29:20

V. Hosea 12:13: Exodus 14:19-22; Isaiah 63:11-14

X. Hosea 12:14: Ezekiel 18:10-13

Y. Hosea 12:14: Daniel 11:18; Micah 6:16