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Ephraim Reminded

  1 IEphraim° feeds° on awind°,
  And pursues° the beast° wind° continually°°;
  He multiplies° lies° and violence°.
  Moreover, IIhe makes° a covenant° with Assyria°,
  And oil° is carried° to Egypt°.
  2 The LORD° also has a adispute° with Judah°,
  And will punish° Jacob° baccording to his ways°;
  He will repay° him according to his deeds°.
  3 In the womb° he atook° his brother° by the heel°,
  And in his maturity° he bcontended° with God°.
  4 Yes, he wrestled° with the angel° and prevailed°;
  He wept° and asought° His favor°.
  He found° Him at bBethel°
  And there° He spoke° with us,
  5 Even the LORD°, the God° of hosts°,
  The LORD° is His Ianame°.
  6 Therefore, areturn° to your God°,
  bObserve° Ikindness° and justice°,
  And cwait° for your God° continually°.
  7 A Imerchant°, in whose hands° are false° abalances°,
  He loves° to oppress°.
  8 And Ephraim° said°, “Surely° I have become° arich°,
  I have found° wealth° for myself;
  In all° my labors° they will find° in me
  bNo° iniquity°, which° [would be] sin°.”
  9 But I [have been] the LORD° your God° since° the land° of Egypt°;
  I will make you alive° in tents° again°,
  As in the days° of the appointed° festival°.
  10 I have also spoken° to the aprophets°,
  And I Igave° numerous° visions°,
  And through° the prophets° I gave° bparables°.
  11 Is there iniquity° [in] Gilead°?
  Surely° they are worthless°.
  In Gilgal° they sacrifice° bulls°,
  Yes°, atheir altars° are like the stone° heaps°
  Beside° the furrows° of the field°.

[1] ICh 12:2 in Heb IILit they make aJr 22:22 bGn 41:6; Ezk 17:10
[2] aHo 4:1; Mi 6:2 bHo 4:9; 7:2
[3] aGn 25:26 bGn 32:28
[4] aGn 32:26 bGn 28:13-19; 35:10-15
[5] ILit memorial aEx 3:15
[6] IOr loyalty aHo 6:1-3; 10:12 bMi 6:8 cMi 7:7
[7] IOr Canaanite aPv 11:1; Am 8:5; Mi 6:11
[8] aPs 62:10; Ho 13:6; Rv 3:17 bHo 4:8; 14:1
[9] aLv 23:42
[10] ILit multiplied the vision a2K 17:13; Jr 7:25 bEzk 17:2; 20:49
[11] aHo 8:11; 10:1, 2

  12 ¶ Now aJacob° fled° to the Iland° of Aram°,
  And bIsrael° worked° for a wife°,
  And for a wife° he kept° [sheep].
  13 But by a aprophet° the LORD° brought° Israel° from Egypt°,
  And by a prophet° he was kept°.
  14 aEphraim° has provoked° to bitter° anger°;
  So his Lord° will leave° his bbloodguilt° on him
  And bring° back° his creproach° to him.

[12] ILit field aGn 28:5 bGn 29:20
[13] aEx 14:19-22; Is 63:11-14
[14] a2K 17:7-18 bEzk 18:10-13 cDn 11:18; Mi 6:16

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A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.

1 ¶ Ephraimº feedethºª on wind,º and followeth¹ª after² the east wind:º he dailyº² increasethºª liesº and desolation;º and they do makeºª a covenantº with² the Assyrians,º and oilº is carriedºª into Egypt.º 2 The LORDº hath also a controversyº with² Judah,º and will punishºª² Jacobº according to his ways;º according to his doingsº will he recompenseºª him.

[1] 2K 15:19; 17:4; Jb 15:2; Is 30:6; Jr 22:22; Ho 5:13; 8:7; 11:12.
[2] 2K 17:19; Is 3:11; 8:7; 10:6, 12; 24:21; 59:18; Jr 3:8; 25:31; Ezk 23:11, 31; Ho 2:13; 4:1; 8:13; 9:9; Mi 6:2; Mt 16:27; Ro 2:6; Ga 6:7.

By former favours he exhorteth to repentance.

3 ¶ He took his brother¹ by the heelºª²² in the womb,º and by his strengthº he had powerºª with² God:º 4 Yea, he had power¹ª² over² the angel,º and prevailed:ºª he wept,ºª and made supplicationºª unto him: he foundºª him [in] Bethel,º and there² he spakeºª with² us; 5 Even the LORDº Godº of hosts;º the LORDº [is] his memorial.º 6 Therefore turnºª thou² to thy God:º keepºª mercyº and judgment,º and waitºª on² thy Godº continually.º

[3] Gn 25:26; 32:24; Ro 9:11; Jm 5:16.
[4] Gn 28:11; 32:9, 29; 35:9; 48:15; Ex 3:2; Ps 66:6; Is 63:9; Mal 3:1; Ac 7:30; 1Th 4:17; He 5:7; 6:13.
[5] Gn 28:16; 32:30; Ex 3:15; Ps 135:13; Is 42:8.
[6] Gn 49:18; Ps 27:14; 37:7; 123:2; 130:5; Pv 1:23; 21:3; Is 1:16; 8:17; 30:18; 31:6; 40:31; 55:6; 58:6; Jr 3:14; 22:15; Lm 3:25, 39; Ho 4:1; 14:1; Jol 2:13; Am 5:24; Mi 6:8; Hab 2:3; Zp 3:8; Zc 1:3; 7:9; 8:16; Ac 2:38; 26:20; Jm 1:27; 2:13.

Ephraim's sins provoke God.

7 ¶ [He is] a merchant,º the balancesº of deceitº [are] in his hand:º he lovethºª to oppress.ºª 8 And Ephraimº said,ºª Yet² I am become rich,ºª I have found me outºª substance:º [in] all² my laboursº they shall findºª none² iniquityº in me that² [were] sin.º 9 And I² [that am] the LORDº thy Godº from the landº² of Egyptº will yet² make thee to dwellºª in tabernacles,º as in the daysº of the solemn feast.º 10 I have also spokenºª by² the prophets,º and I² have multipliedºª visions,º and used similitudes,ºª by the ministryº of the prophets.º 11 [Is there] iniquityº [in] Gilead?º surely² they are² vanity:º they sacrificeºª bullocksº in Gilgal;º yea,² their altarsº [are] as heapsº in² the furrowsº of the fields.º 12 And Jacobº fledºª into the countryº of Syria,º and Israelº servedºª for a wife,º and for a wifeº he keptºª [sheep]. 13 And by a prophetº the LORDº broughtºª² Israelº out of Egypt,º² and by a prophetº was he preserved.ºª 14 Ephraimº provoked [him] to angerºª most bitterly:º therefore shall he leaveºª his bloodº upon² him, and his reproachº shall his Lordº returnºª unto him.

[7] Lv 19:35; 1S 12:3; Pv 11:1; 16:11; Is 3:5; Ezk 16:3; 22:29; Am 2:7; 3:9; 4:1; 5:11; 8:5; Mi 2:1; 3:1; 6:10; 7:2; Zc 14:21; Mal 3:5; Jn 2:16; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 5:4.
[8] Dt 8:17; Jb 31:24; Ps 49:6; 52:7; 62:10; Pv 30:12, 20; Is 10:13; Jr 2:23, 35; Hab 1:16; 2:5; Zc 11:5; Mal 2:17; 3:13; Lk 10:29; 12:19; 16:13, 15; 1Ti 6:5, 17; Rv 3:17.
[9] Gn 25:27; Ex 20:2; Lv 19:36; 23:40; 26:13; Nu 15:41; 2S 7:2; Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:15; Ps 81:10; Jr 35:7; Ho 13:4; Mi 6:4; Zc 14:16; Jn 7:2; He 11:9.
[10] Nu 12:6; 1K 13:1; 14:7; 17:1; 18:21; 19:10; 2K 17:13; Ne 9:30; Is 5:1; 20:2; Jr 13:1; 19:1, 10; 25:4; Ezk 4:1; 15:1; 20:49; Ho 1:2; 3:1; Jol 2:28; Am 7:14; Ac 2:17; 2Co 12:1, 7.
[11] 1K 17:1; 2K 17:9; Jr 2:20, 28; 10:8, 15; Ho 4:15; 6:8; 8:11; 9:15; 10:1; Am 4:4; 5:5; Jna 2:8.
[12] Gn 27:43; 28:1; 29:18; 31:41; 32:27; Dt 26:5.
[13] Ex 12:50; 13:3; 1S 12:8; Ps 77:20; Is 63:11; Ho 13:4; Am 2:11; Mi 6:4; Ac 3:22; 7:35.
[14] Dt 28:37; 1S 2:30; 2S 1:16; 1K 2:33; 2K 17:7; Ezk 18:13; 23:2; 24:7; 33:5; Dn 11:18; Ho 7:16.

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