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And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hosea/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hosea/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>