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Hosea 12

1EphraimH669feedethonwind,andpursueth aftertheeast wind:alldaylonghemultipliethliesanddesolation;andtheymakeacovenantwithAssyria,andoiliscarriedintoEgypt.

2Jehovah hathalsoacontroversywithJudah,andhewillpunish Jacob accordingtohisways; accordingtohisdoingswillherecompensehim.

3Hetookhisbrotherbytheheelinthewomb,andinhisstrengthhewrestledwithGod.

4Yea,hewrestledwiththeAngel,andprevailed;hewept,andmade supplication untohim:hefoundhiminBethel,andtherehespokewithus,

5— even Jehovah,theGodofhosts, — Jehovahishismemorial.

6Andthou, return unto thyGodH430: keep loving-kindnessandjudgment,andwaitonthyGodH430continually.

7[Heis]amerchant, balancesofdeceitareinhishand;helovethtooppress.

8AndEphraim saith, NeverthelessIam become rich,Ihavefoundmeoutsubstance;inallmylabourstheyshallfind none iniquityinmethatweresin.

9ButI[thatam] Jehovah thyGodfromthelandofEgyptwillagain make theetodwellintents,asinthedaysofthesolemn feast.

10AndIhavespokentotheprophets,andIhavemultiplied visions,andbymeansoftheprophetshaveIused similitudes.

11If Gileadisiniquity, surelytheyarebutvanity:theysacrifice bullocksinGilgal; yea,theiraltarsareasheapsinthefurrowsofthefields.

12AndJacob fledintothecountryH7704ofSyria,andIsraelservedforawife,andforawifehekept [sheep].

13Andbyaprophet Jehovah broughtIsraelH3478outofEgypt,andbyaprophetwashepreservedH8104.

14Ephraim provoked [him]toanger most bitterly;andhisLordshallleavehisblood uponhim,andrecompense untohimhisreproach.

Commentaries on Hosea 12

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