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Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken , ye house of Israel; and give ye ear , O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a netspread upon Tabor.
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And the revolters are profound to make slaughter , though I have been a rebuker of them all.
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I knowEphraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom , and Israel is defiled .
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They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
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And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraimfall in their iniquity;Judah also shall fall with them.
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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
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They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begottenstrangechildren: now shall a monthdevour them with their portions.
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Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven,after thee, O Benjamin.
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Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be .
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The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.