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1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
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1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
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2 The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
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2 The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
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3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God.
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3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God.
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4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there--
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4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there--
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5 the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is his name of renown!
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5 the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is his name of renown!
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6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
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6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
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7 The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.
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7 The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.
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8 Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich; I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find in me any iniquity or sin."
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8 Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich; I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find in me any iniquity or sin."
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9 "I am the LORD your God, [who brought you] out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed feasts.
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9 "I am the LORD your God, [who brought you] out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed feasts.
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10 I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them."
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10 I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them."
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11 Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars will be like piles of stones on a plowed field.
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11 Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars will be like piles of stones on a plowed field.
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12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
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12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
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13 The LORD used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.
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13 The LORD used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.
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14 But Ephraim has bitterly provoked him to anger; his Lord will leave upon him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.
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14 But Ephraim has bitterly provoked him to anger; his Lord will leave upon him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
