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# Chapter 13
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1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;
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he was exalted in Israel.
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But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
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2 Now they continue to sin
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and make themselves a cast image,
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idols skillfully made from their silver,
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all of them the work of craftsmen.
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People say about them,
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“Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.”
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3 Therefore, they will be like the morning mist,
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like the early dew that vanishes,
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like chaff blown from a threshing floor,
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or like smoke from a window.
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4 I have been the Lord your God
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ever since the land of Egypt;
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you know no God but me,
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and no Savior exists besides me.
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5 I knew you in the wilderness,
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in the land of drought.
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6 When they had pasture,
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they became satisfied;
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they were satisfied,
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and their hearts became proud.
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Therefore they forgot me.
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7 So I will be like a lion to them;
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I will lurk like a leopard on the path.
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8 I will attack them
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like a bear robbed of her cubs
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and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
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I will devour them there like a lioness,
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like a wild beast that would rip them open.
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9 I will destroy you, Israel;
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you have no help but me.
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10 Where now is your king,
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that he may save you in all your cities,
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and the rulers you demanded, saying,
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“Give me a king and leaders”?
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11 I give you a king in my anger
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and take away a king in my wrath.
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12 Ephraim’s guilt is preserved;
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his sin is stored up.
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13 Labor pains come on him.
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He is not a wise son;
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when the time comes,
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he will not be born.
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14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.
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I will redeem them from death.
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Death, where are your barbs?
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Sheol, where is your sting?
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Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
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15 Although he flourishes among his brothers,
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an east wind will come,
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a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert.
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His water source will fail,
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and his spring will run dry.
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The wind will plunder the treasury
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of every precious item.
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16 Samaria will bear her guilt
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because she has rebelled against her God.
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They will fall by the sword;
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their children will be dashed to pieces,
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and their pregnant women ripped open. |