Hosea:12

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* Ephraim feedeth on wind , and followeth after the east wind : he daily multiplieth lies and desolation ; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians , and oil is carried into Egypt . * The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah , and will punish Jacob according to his ways ; according to his doings will he recompense him . (note :)punish : Hebrews . visit upon (:note ) * He took his brother by the heel in the womb , and by his strength he had power with God : (note :)had …: Hebrews . was a prince , or , behaved himself princely (:note ) * Yea , he had power over the angel , and prevailed : he wept , and made supplication to him : he found him Bethel , and there he spoke with us ; * Even the LORD God of hosts ; the LORD his memorial . * Therefore turn thou to thy God : keep mercy and judgment , and wait on thy God continually . * a merchant , the balances of deceit in his hand : he loveth to oppress . (note :)a merchant : or , Canaan (:note )oppress : or , deceive * And Ephraim said , Yet I have become rich , I have found for myself substance : all my labours they shall find no iniquity in me that sin . (note :)in all …: or , all my labours suffice me not : he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin (:note )that : Hebrews . which * And I the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles , as in the days of the solemn feast . * I have also spoken by the prophets , and I have multiplied visions , and used similitudes , by the ministry of the prophets . (note :)ministry : Hebrews . hand (:note ) * iniquity Gilead ? surely they are vanity : they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal ; yea , their altars as heaps in the furrows of the fields . * And Jacob fled into the country of Syria , and Israel served for a wife , and for a wife he kept . * And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt , and by a prophet was he preserved . * Ephraim provoked to anger most bitterly : therefore shall he leave his blood upon him , and his reproach shall his Lord return to him . (note :)most …: Hebrews . with bitternesses (:note )blood : Heb . bloods

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