45 lines
1.7 KiB
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45 lines
1.7 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 12
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1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
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and pursues the east wind all day long;
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they multiply falsehood and violence;
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they make a covenant with Assyria,
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and oil is carried to Egypt.
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2 The Lord has an indictment against Judah
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and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
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he will repay him according to his deeds.
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3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
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and in his manhood he strove with God.
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4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
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he wept and sought his favor.
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He met God at Bethel,
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and there God spoke with us—
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5 the Lord, the God of hosts,
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the Lord is his memorial name:
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6 “So you, by the help of your God, return,
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hold fast to love and justice,
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and wait continually for your God.”
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7 A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
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he loves to oppress.
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8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich;
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I have found wealth for myself;
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in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
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9 I am the Lord your God
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from the land of Egypt;
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I will again make you dwell in tents,
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as in the days of the appointed feast.
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10 I spoke to the prophets;
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it was I who multiplied visions,
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and through the prophets gave parables.
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11 If there is iniquity in Gilead,
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they shall surely come to nothing:
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in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
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their altars also are like stone heaps
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on the furrows of the field.
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12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
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there Israel served for a wife,
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and for a wife he guarded sheep.
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13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
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and by a prophet he was guarded.
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14 Ephraim has given bitter provocation;
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so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him
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and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. |