Hosea 12

Ephraim ^afeedeth on wind, and followeth after ^bthe east wind:

He daily increaseth lies and ^cdesolation;

And ^dthey do make a covenant with the Assyrians,

And ^eoil is carried ^finto Egypt.

^2gThe Lord hath also a controversy with Judah,

And ^hwill punish Jacob according to his ways;

^hAccording to his doings ⁱwill he recompense him.

^3jHe took his brother by the heel in the womb,

And by his strength he ^khad power with God:

^4kYea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed:

^lHe wept, and made supplication unto him:

^mHe found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;

⁵Even the Lord God of hosts; ⁿthe Lord is his memorial.

⁶Therefore ^oturn thou to thy God:

^pKeep mercy and judgment,

And ^qwait on thy God continually.

⁷He is a merchant, ^rthe balances of deceit are in his hand:

He loveth to oppress.

⁸And Ephraim said, Yet ^sI am become rich, I have found me out substance:

In all my labours ^vthey shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

⁹And ^wI that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt

Will yet make thee ^xto dwell in tabernacles, ^xas in the days of the solemn feast.

^10yI have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied ^zvisions,

And used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.

^11aIs there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity:

They sacrifice bullocks ^bin Gilgal;

Yea, ^ctheir altars are as heaps ^din the furrows of the fields.

¹²And ^eJacob fled into the country of Syria,

And Israel ^fserved for a wife, and for a wife he ⁱkept sheep.

¹³And ^gby a prophet ^hthe Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,

And ^gby a prophet was he ⁱpreserved.

¹⁴Ephraim ^kprovoked him to anger most bitterly:

Therefore ^lshall he leave his blood upon him,

And ^mhis reproach shall his Lord ⁿreturn unto him.

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