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Hosea 12:1
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Efrayim feeds on wind, And chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Ashur, And oil is carried into Egypt.
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Hosea 12:2
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The LORD also has a controversy with Yehudah, And will punish Ya`akov according to his ways; According to his deeds he will repay him.
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Hosea 12:3
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In the womb he took his brother by the heel; And in his manhood he contended with God.
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Hosea 12:4
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Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; He wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Beit-El, and there he spoke with us,
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Hosea 12:5
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Even the LORD, the God Tzeva'ot; The LORD is his name of renown!
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Hosea 12:6
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Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, And wait continually for your God.
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Hosea 12:7
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A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
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Hosea 12:8
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Efrayim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."
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Hosea 12:9
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"But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the solemn feast.
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Hosea 12:10
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I have also spoken to the prophets, And I have multiplied visions; And by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
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Hosea 12:11
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If Gil`ad is wicked, Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
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Hosea 12:12
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Ya`akov fled into the country of Aram, And Yisra'el served to get a wife, And for a wife he tended flocks and herds.
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Hosea 12:13
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By a prophet the LORD brought Yisra'el up out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.
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Hosea 12:14
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Efrayim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, And his Lord will repay his contempt.
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