Hosea 12
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Hosea 12

1EphraimH669feedethonwind,andfolloweth aftertheeast wind:hecontinually multipliethliesanddesolation;andtheymakeacovenantwithAssyria,andoiliscarriedintoEgypt.
2Jehovah hathalsoacontroversywithJudah,andwillpunish Jacob accordingtohisways; accordingtohisdoingswillherecompensehim.
3Inthewombhetookhisbrotherbytheheel;andinhismanhoodhehadpowerwithGod:
4yea,hehadpowerovertheangel,andprevailed;hewept,andmade supplication untohim:hefoundhimatBeth-el,andtherehespakewithus,
5even Jehovah,theGodofhosts; Jehovahishismemorial name.
6Thereforeturn thoutothyGodH430: keep kindnessandjustice,andwaitforthyGodH430continually.
7Heisatrafficker,thebalancesofdeceitareinhishand:helovethtooppress.
8AndEphraim said, SurelyIam become rich,Ihavefoundmewealth:inallmylaborstheyshallfindinmeno iniquitythatweresin.
9ButIam Jehovah thyGodfromthelandofEgypt;Iwillyetagain make theetodwellintents,asinthedaysofthesolemn feast.
10Ihavealsospoken untotheprophets,andIhavemultiplied visions;andbytheministryoftheprophetshaveIused similitudes.
11IsGilead iniquity?theyarealtogether false;inGilgaltheysacrifice bullocks; yea,theiraltarsareasheapsinthefurrowsofthefield.
12AndJacob fledintothefieldH7704ofAram,andIsraelservedforawife,andforawifehekept sheep.
13Andbyaprophet Jehovah broughtIsraelH3478up outofEgypt,andbyaprophetwashepreservedH8104.
14Ephraim hath provokedtoanger most bitterly:thereforeshallhisbloodbeleftuponhim,andhisreproachshallhisLordreturn untohim.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain