47 lines
1.7 KiB
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47 lines
1.7 KiB
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# Chapter 12
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1 “Ephraim feeds on the wind,
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And pursues the east wind;
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He daily increases lies and desolation.
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Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians,
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And oil is carried to Egypt.
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2 “The Lord also brings a charge against Judah,
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And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
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According to his deeds He will recompense him.
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3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb,
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And in his strength he struggled with God.
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4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
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He wept, and sought favor from Him.
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He found Him in Bethel,
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And there He spoke to us—
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5 That is, the Lord God of hosts.
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The Lord is His memorable name.
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6 So you, by the help of your God, return;
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Observe mercy and justice,
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And wait on your God continually.
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7 “A cunning Canaanite!
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Deceitful scales are in his hand;
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He loves to oppress.
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8 And Ephraim said,
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‘Surely I have become rich,
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I have found wealth for myself;
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In all my labors
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They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
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9 “But I am the Lord your God,
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Ever since 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 have also spoken by the prophets,
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And have multiplied visions;
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I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.”
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11 Though Gilead has idols—
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Surely they are vanity—
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Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal,
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Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
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12 Jacob fled to the country of Syria;
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Israel served for a spouse,
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And for a wife he tended sheep.
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13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
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And by a prophet he was preserved.
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14 Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly;
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Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
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And return his reproach upon him. |