1Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

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Hosea 11:12, Hosea 11:12, Ezekiel 17:10, Hosea 8:7, Hosea 5:13

2The Lord also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.

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Micah 6:2, Micah 6:2, Hosea 4:1, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:21

3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.

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Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:26, James 5:16, James 5:18, Genesis 32:24

4Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

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Malachi 3:1, Genesis 35:15, Malachi 3:1, Genesis 35:15, Genesis 32:29

5even the Lord, the God of Hosts; The Lord is his name of renown!

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Exodus 3:15, Exodus 3:15, Isaiah 42:8, Psalms 135:13, Isaiah 42:8

6Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

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Micah 6:8, Micah 6:8, Hosea 14:1, Micah 7:7, Hosea 14:1

7A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

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Amos 8:5, Amos 8:6, Proverbs 11:1, Micah 6:10, Micah 6:11

8Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."

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Revelation 3:17, Revelation 3:17, Psalms 62:10, Psalms 62:10, Psalms 49:6

9"But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

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Leviticus 23:40, Leviticus 23:43, Leviticus 23:40, Leviticus 23:43, Nehemiah 8:15

10I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

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2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:13, Ezekiel 20:49, Ezekiel 20:49, Isaiah 20:2

11If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.

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Hosea 6:8, Hosea 4:15, Hosea 8:11, Hosea 6:8, Hosea 4:15

12Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.

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Genesis 31:41, Genesis 31:41, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 29:28, Genesis 27:43

13By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

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Exodus 12:50, Exodus 12:51, Acts 3:22, Acts 3:23, Exodus 12:50

14Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.

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Ezekiel 18:13, Ezekiel 18:13, Daniel 11:18, Daniel 11:18, 2 Kings 17:7