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1. According to the word of Ephraim he adopted ordinances for himself in Israel; and he established them for Baal, and died.
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1. When Ephraim H669 spoke H1696 trembling H7578 , he H1931 exalted H5375 himself in Israel H3478 ; but when he offended H816 in Baal H1168 , he died H4191 .
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2. And now they have sinned increasingly, and have made for themselves a molten image of their silver, according to the fashion of idols, the work of artificers accomplished for them: they say, Sacrifice men, for the calves have come to an end.
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2. And now H6258 they sin H2398 more and more H3254 , and have made H6213 them molten images H4541 of their silver H4480 H3701 , and idols H6091 according to their own understanding H8394 , all H3605 of it the work H4639 of the craftsmen H2796 : they H1992 say H559 of them , Let the men H120 that sacrifice H2076 kiss H5401 the calves H5695 .
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3. Therefore shall they be as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that passes away, as chaff blown away from the threshing-floor, and as a Alex. smoke out of the chimney vapor from tears.
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3. Therefore H3651 they shall be H1961 as the morning H1242 cloud H6051 , and as the early H7925 dew H2919 that passeth away H1980 , as the chaff H4671 that is driven with the whirlwind H5590 out of the floor H4480 H1637 , and as the smoke H6227 out of the chimney H4480 H699 .
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4. But I am the Lord thy God that establishes the heaven, and creates the earth, whose hands have framed the whole host of heaven: but I shewed them not to thee that thou shouldest go after them: and I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no God but me; and there is no Saviour beside me.
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4. Yet I H595 am the LORD H3068 thy God H430 from the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , and thou shalt know H3045 no H3808 god H430 but H2108 me : for there is no H369 savior H3467 beside H1115 me.
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5. I tended thee as a shepherd in the wilderness, in an uninhabited land.
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5. I H589 did know H3045 thee in the wilderness H4057 , in the land H776 of great drought H8514 .
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6. According to their pastures, so they were completely filled; and their hearts were exalted; therefore they forgot me.
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6. According to their pasture H4830 , so were they filled H7646 ; they were filled H7646 , and their heart H3820 was exalted H7311 ; therefore H5921 H3651 have they forgotten H7911 me.
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7. And I will be to them as a panther, and as a leopard.
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7. Therefore I will be H1961 unto them as H3644 a lion H7826 : as a leopard H5246 by H5921 the way H1870 will I observe H7789 them :
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8. I will meet them by the way of the Assyrians, as a she-bear Or, perplexed excited, and I will rend the caul of their heart, and the lions’ whelps of the thicket shall devour them there; the wild beasts of the field shall rend them in pieces.
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8. I will meet H6298 them as a bear H1677 that is bereaved H7909 of her whelps , and will rend H7167 the caul H5458 of their heart H3820 , and there H8033 will I devour H398 them like a lion H3833 : the wild H7704 beast H2416 shall tear H1234 them.
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9. O Israel, who will aid thee in thy destruction?
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9. O Israel H3478 , thou hast destroyed H7843 thyself; but H3588 in me is thine help H5828 .
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10. Where is this thy king? let him even save thee in all thy cities: let him judge thee, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and a prince.
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10. I will be H165 thy king H4428 : where H645 is any other that may save H3467 thee in all H3605 thy cities H5892 ? and thy judges H8199 of whom H834 thou saidst H559 , Give H5414 me a king H4428 and princes H8269 ?
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11. And I gave thee a king in mine anger, and kept him back in my wrath.
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11. I gave H5414 thee a king H4428 in mine anger H639 , and took him away H3947 in my wrath H5678 .
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12. Ephraim has framed a Or, bundle of iniquity conspiracy of unrighteousness, his sin is hidden.
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12. The iniquity H5771 of Ephraim H669 is bound up H6887 ; his sin H2403 is hid H6845 .
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13. Pains as of a woman in travail shall come upon him: he is thy wise son, because he shall not stay in the destruction of thy children.
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13. The sorrows H2256 of a travailing woman H3205 shall come H935 upon him: he H1931 is an unwise H3808 H2450 son H1121 ; for H3588 he should not H3808 stay H5975 long H6256 in the place of the breaking forth H4866 of children H1121 .
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14. I will deliver them out of the power of Hades, and will redeem them from death: where is thy Or, cause penalty, O death? 1 Co 15:55 O Hades, where is thy sting? comfort is hidden from mine eyes.
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14. I will ransom H6299 them from the power H4480 H3027 of the grave H7585 ; I will redeem H1350 them from death H4480 H4194 : O death H4194 , I will be H165 thy plagues H1698 ; O grave H7585 , I will be H165 thy destruction H6987 : repentance H5164 shall be hid H5641 from mine eyes H4480 H5869 .
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15. Forasmuch as he will cause a division among his brethren, the Lord shall bring upon him an east wind from the desert, and shall dry up his veins and quite drain his fountains: he shall dry up his land, and spoil all his precious vessels.
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15. Though H3588 he H1931 be fruitful H6500 among H996 his brethren H251 , an east wind H6921 shall come H935 , the wind H7307 of the LORD H3068 shall come up H5927 from the wilderness H4480 H4057 , and his spring H4726 shall become dry H954 , and his fountain H4599 shall be dried up H2717 : he H1931 shall spoil H8154 the treasure H214 of all H3605 pleasant H2532 vessels H3627 .
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