Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
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When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.
2 Now they continue to sin and make themselves a cast image, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say about them, "Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves."
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Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, “They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf-idols!”
3 Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, or like smoke from a window.
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Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.
4 I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, and no Savior exists besides Me.
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“But I have been the LORD your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
5 I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
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I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat.
6 When they had pasture, they became satisfied; they were satisfied, and their hearts became proud. Therefore they forgot Me.
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When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.
7 So I will be like a lion to them; I will lurk like a leopard on the path.
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So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, like a wild beast that would rip them open.
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Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open; like a lion I will devour them— a wild animal will tear them apart.
9 I will destroy you, Israel; you have no help but Me.
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“You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.
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