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<t><p class="indent1">He multiplies<MH7235a> lies<MH3577> and violence<MH7701>. <t><p class="indent1">Moreover, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>he makes<MH3772> a covenant<MH1285> with Assyria<MH804b>, <t><p class="indent1">And oil<MH8081> is brought<MH2986> to Egypt<MH4714>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The LORD<MH3068> also has a case<MH7379> against<MH5973> Judah<MH3063>, <t><p class="indent1">And will punish<MH6485> Jacob<MH3290> according to his ways<MH1870>; <t><p class="indent1">He will repay<MH7725> him according to his deeds<MH4611>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>In the womb<MH990> he took<MH6117> his brother<MH251> by<MH6117> the<MH6117> heel<MH6117>, <t><p class="indent1">And in his mature<MH202> strength<MH202> he contended<MH8280> with God<MH430>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Yes, he wrestled<MH8280> with the angel<MH4397> and prevailed<MH3201>; <t><p class="indent1">He wept<MH1058> and implored<MH2603a> His favor<MH2603a>. <t><p class="indent1">He found<MH4672> Him at Bethel<MH1008>, <t><p class="indent1">And there<MH8033> He spoke<MH1696> with us, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And the LORD<MH3068>, the God<MH430> of armies<MH6635>, <t><p class="indent1">The LORD<MH3068> is His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>name<MH2143>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So as for you, return<MH7725> to your God<MH430>, <t><p class="indent1">Maintain<MH8104> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>kindness<MH2617a> and justice<MH4941>, <t><p class="indent1">And wait<MH6960a> for your God<MH430> continually<MH8548>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>A <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>merchant<MH3669b>, in whose hands<MH3027> are fraudulent<MH4820> balances<MH3976>, <t><p class="indent1">Loves<MH157> to exploit<MH6231>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Ephraim<MH669> said<MH559>, “I have certainly<MH389> become<MH6238> rich<MH6238>, <t><p class="indent1">I have found<MH4672> wealth<MH202> for myself; <t><p class="indent1">In all<MH3605> my labors<MH3018> they will find<MH4672> in me <t><p class="indent1">No<MH3808> wrongdoing<MH5771>, which<MH834> <i>would be</i> sin<MH2399>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But I <i>have been</i> the LORD<MH3068> your God<MH430> since<MH4480> the land<MH776> of Egypt<MH4714>; <t><p class="indent1">I will make you live<MH3427> in tents<MH168> again<MH5750>, <t><p class="indent1">As in the days<MH3117> of the appointed<MH4150> festival<MH4150>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I have also spoken<MH1696> to the prophets<MH5030>, <t><p class="indent1">And I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>provided<MH7235a> many<MH7235a> visions<MH2377>, <t><p class="indent1">And through<MH3027> the prophets<MH5030> I spoke<MH1819> in<MH1819> parables<MH1819>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Is there injustice<MH205> <i>in</i> Gilead<MH1568>? <t><p class="indent1">Certainly<MH389> they are worthless<MH7723>. <t><p class="indent1">In Gilgal<MH1537> they sacrifice<MH2076> bulls<MH7794>, <t><p class="indent1">Yes<MH1571>, their altars<MH4196> are like stone<MH1530> heaps<MH1530> <t><p class="indent1">Beside<MH5921> the furrows<MH8525> of a field<MH7706a>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now Jacob<MH3290> fled<MH1272> to the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>land<MH7704> of Aram<MH758>, <t><p class="indent1">And Israel<MH3478> worked<MH5647> for a wife<MH802>, <t><p class="indent1">And for a wife<MH802> he kept<MH8104> <i>sheep.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But by a prophet<MH5030> the LORD<MH3068> brought<MH5927> Israel<MH3478> up<MH5927> from Egypt<MH4714>, <t><p class="indent1">And by a prophet<MH5030> he was protected<MH8104>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Ephraim<MH669> has provoked<MH3707> <i>God</i> to<MH3707> bitter<MH8563> anger<MH3707>; <t><p class="indent1">So his Lord<MH136> will leave<MH5203> his guilt<MH1818> for<MH1818> bloodshed<MH1818> on him <t><p class="indent1">And bring<MH7725> his disgrace<MH2781> back<MH7725> to him.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Ch 12:2 in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>they make</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>invocation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>loyalty</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>Canaanite</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>multiplied the vision</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>field</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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