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Hosea 12

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¹ Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursuesⓐ the east wind all day long; they multiplyⓑ falsehood and violence; ⓒthey make a covenant with Assyria, andⓓ oil is carried to Egypt.

² ⓔ The LORD has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds.

³ ⓕ In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.

⁴ He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. ⓖHe met God[1] at Bethel, and there God spoke with us —

⁵ the LORD, the God of hosts, ⓗthe LORD is his memorial name:

⁶ “So you,ⓘ by the help of your God, return, ⓙhold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

⁷ A merchant, in whose hands areⓚ false balances, he lovesⓛ to oppress.

⁸ Ephraim has said, “Ah, butⓜ I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my laborsⓝ they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”

⁹ ⓞ I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make youⓟ dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.

¹⁰ ⓠ I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multipliedⓡ visions, and through the prophets gave parables.

¹¹ ⓢ If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: ⓣin Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; ⓤtheir altars also are like stone heaps ⓥon the furrows of the field.

¹² ⓦ Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israelⓧ served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.

¹³ Byⓨ a prophetⓩ the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.

¹⁴ ⓐ Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lordⓑ will leave his bloodguilt on him ⓒand will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.

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

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