46 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
46 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
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###### 1
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Ephraim feeds on wind And pursues the east wind continually; He abounds in falsehood and destruction. Moreover, he cuts a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt.
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## Yahweh's Contention with Judah
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###### 2
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And Yahweh has a contention with Judah And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will cause _everything_ to return to him according to his deeds.
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###### 3
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In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he wrestled with God.
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###### 4
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Indeed, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us,
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###### 5
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Even Yahweh, the God of hosts, Yahweh is His _name_ of remembrance.
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###### 6
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Therefore, return to your God, Keep lovingkindness and justice, And hope in your God continually.
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###### 7
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A merchant, in whose hands are deceptive balances, He loves to oppress.
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###### 8
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And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich; I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which _would be_ sin."
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###### 9
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But I _have been_ Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you settle in tents again, As in the days of the appointed festival.
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###### 10
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And I have spoken to the prophets, And I made visions abound, And by the hand of the prophets I gave parables.
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###### 11
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Is there wickedness _in_ Gilead? Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps Beside the furrows of the field.
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###### 12
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Now Jacob fled to the field of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept _sheep_.
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###### 13
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But by a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.
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###### 14
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Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And cause his reproach to return to him.
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