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Hosea 12
12:1

Ephraim669 feedeth7462 on wind,7307 and followeth7291 after the east wind:6921 he daily3117 increaseth7235 lies3577 and desolation;7701 and they do make3772 a covenant1285 with the Assyrians,804 and oil8081 is carried2986 into Egypt.4714

12:2

Yahweh3068 hath also a controversy7379 with Judah,3063 and will punish6485 Jacob3290 according to his ways;1870 according to his doings4611 will he recompense7725 him.

12:3

He took his brother251 by the heel6117 in the womb,990 and by his strength202 he had power8280 with Elohim:430

12:4

Yea, he had power7786 over the angel,4397 and prevailed:3201 he wept,1058 and made supplication2603 unto him: he found4672 him in Bethel,1008 and there he spake1696 with us;

12:5

Even Yahweh3068 Elohim430 of hosts;6635 Yahweh3068 is his memorial.2143

12:6

Therefore turn7725 thou to thy Elohim:430 keep8104 mercy2617 and judgment,4941 and wait6960 on thy Elohim430 continually.8548

12:7

He is a merchant,3667 the balances3976 of deceit4820 are in his hand:3027 he loveth157 to oppress.6231

12:8

And Ephraim669 said,559 Yet I am become rich,6238 I have found4672 me out substance:202 in all my labours3018 they shall find4672 none iniquity5771 in me that were sin.2399

12:9

And I that am Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 from the land776 of Egypt4714 will yet make thee to dwell3427 in tabernacles,168 as in the days3117 of the solemn feast.4150

12:10

I have also spoken1696 by the prophets,5030 and I have multiplied7235 visions,2377 and used similitudes,1819 by the ministry3027 of the prophets.5030

12:11

Is there iniquity205 in Gilead?1568 surely they are vanity:7723 they sacrifice2076 bullocks7794 in Gilgal;1537 yea, their altars4196 are as heaps1530 in the furrows8525 of the fields.7704

12:12

And Jacob3290 fled1272 into the country7704 of Syria,758 and Israel3478 served5647 for a wife,802 and for a wife802 he kept8104 sheep.

12:13

And by a prophet5030 Yahweh3068 brought5927 Israel3478 out of Egypt,4714 and by a prophet5030 was he preserved.8104

12:14

Ephraim669 provoked him to anger3707 most bitterly:8563 therefore shall he leave5203 his blood1818 upon him, and his reproach2781 shall his Sovereign113 return7725 unto him.