# Hosea 12 
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1. Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt. 
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2. The LORD has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds. 
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3. In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God. 
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4. He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with us— 
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5. the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is his memorial name: 
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6. “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.” 
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7. A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress. 
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8. Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.” 
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9. I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast. 
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10. I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables. 
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11. If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field. 
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12. Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep. 
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13. By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded. 
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14. Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. 

(ESV)