Hosea:7:9-16
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Strangers have devoured his strength ,
and he knoweth it not :
yea ,
gray hairs are here and there upon him ,
yet he knoweth not .
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And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face :
and they do not return to the LORD their God ,
nor seek him for all this .
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Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart :
they call to Egypt ,
they go to Assyria .
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When they shall go ,
I will spread my net upon them ;
I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven ;
I will chastise them ,
as their congregation hath heard .
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Woe unto them !
for they have fled from me :
destruction unto them !
because they have transgressed against me :
though I have redeemed them ,
yet they have spoken lies against me .
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And they have not cried unto me with their heart ,
when they howled upon their beds :
they assemble themselves for corn and wine ,
and they rebel against me .
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Though I have bound and strengthened their arms ,
yet do they imagine mischief against me .
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They return ,
but not to the most High :
they are like a deceitful bow :
their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue :
this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt .