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		Hos 12:1 Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt.
		Hos 12:2 The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.
		Hos 12:3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he contended with God.
		Hos 12:4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel And there He spoke with us,
		Hos 12:5 Even the LORD, the God of hosts, The LORD is His name.
		Hos 12:6 Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.
		Hos 12:7 A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, He loves to oppress.
		Hos 12:8 And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which would be sin."
		Hos 12:9 But I have been the LORD your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, As in the days of the appointed festival.
		Hos 12:10 I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave parables.
		Hos 12:11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps Beside the furrows of the field.
		Hos 12:12 ¶ Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.
		Hos 12:13 But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.
		Hos 12:14 Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And bring back his reproach to him.

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