Hosea 12

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1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. 3 ¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 4 Yea, he had power over the angel , and prevailed : he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el , and there he spake with us ; 5 Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial . 6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. 7 ¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. 9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles , as in the days of the solemn feast. 10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. 11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal ; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. 12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria , and Israel served for a wife , and for a wife he kept sheep. 13 And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. 14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. Isa. 28:1 (1–8) . Hosea 5:13 . Hosea 4:1 (1–2) . Gen. 25:26 . TG Angels . Gen. 32:28 (24–28) . Gen. 28:13 (10–16) . Ex. 3:15 (13–15) . TG Conversion . Micah 6:11 . OR tents. Lev. 23:34 . Hosea 9:15 (13–15) . Gen. 28:5 ; Deut. 26:5 . Gen. 29:20 (15–28) . 1 Ne. 17:24 (24–26) . Ex. 12:50 . IE guilt.