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The Ephraimites, armed with bows and arrows, ran away on the day of battle.
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They did not keep their covenant with God; they refused to obey his law.
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They forgot what he had done, the miracles they had seen him perform.
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While their ancestors watched, God performed miracles
1 in the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.
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He divided the sea and took them through it;
2 he made the waters stand like walls.
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By day he led them with a cloud
3 and all night long with the light of a fire.
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He split rocks open in the desert and gave them water from the depths.
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He caused a stream to come out of the rock
4 and made water flow like a river.
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But they continued to sin against God, and in the desert they rebelled against the Most High.
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They deliberately put God to the test
5 by demanding the food they wanted.
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They spoke against God and said, "Can God supply food in the desert?