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Hosea 12 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Hos 12:1

Hos 12:1E'phraim herds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a bargain with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.

Hos 12:2

Hos 12:2The LORD has an indictment against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and requite him according to his deeds.

Hos 12:3

Hos 12:3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.

Hos 12:4

Hos 12:4He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him--

Hos 12:5

Hos 12:5the LORD the God of hosts, the LORD is his name:

Hos 12:6

Hos 12:6"So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."

Hos 12:7

Hos 12:7A trader, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.

Hos 12:8

Hos 12:8E'phraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself": but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.

Hos 12:9

Hos 12:9I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.

Hos 12:10

Hos 12:10I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.

Hos 12:11

Hos 12:11If there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to nought; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.

Hos 12:12

Hos 12:12(Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.)

Hos 12:13

Hos 12:13By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

Hos 12:14

Hos 12:14E'phraim has given bitter provocation; so his LORD will leave his bloodguilt upon him, and will turn back upon him his reproaches.
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