1Once when Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel; But he offended through Baal, and died.

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Hosea 11:2, Hosea 11:2, 2 Kings 17:16, 2 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 18:18

2And now they sin more and more, And have made to themselves molten images; Of their silver by their skill have they made idols; All of it is the work of artificers. They say concerning them, Whoever will sacrifice, let him kiss the calves!

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Isaiah 46:6, Isaiah 44:17, Isaiah 44:20, Hosea 2:8, 1 Kings 19:18

3Therefore shall they be as the morning cloud, And as the early dew, which passeth away; As chaff driven with a whirlwind from the thrashing-floor, And as smoke from the chimney.

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Hosea 6:4, Psalms 1:4, Hosea 6:4, Psalms 1:4, Psalms 68:2

4Yet I, Jehovah, have been thy God from the land of Egypt, And thou hast known no God but me; Yea, there was no saviour besides me.

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Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 45:22, Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 45:22, Hosea 12:9

5I cared for thee in the desert, In the land of great drought.

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Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 8:15

6As they were fed, so they were filled; They were filled, and their heart was lifted up; Therefore they forgot me.

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Deuteronomy 32:13, Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:13, Deuteronomy 32:15, Psalms 10:4

7Therefore have I become to them as a lion; As a leopard I watch for them in the way;

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Jeremiah 5:6, Hosea 5:14, Jeremiah 5:6, Hosea 5:14, Lamentations 3:10

8I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, And I will rend the caul of their heart, And there will I devour them as a lioness; The wild beast shall tear them.

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2 Samuel 17:8, 2 Samuel 17:8, Proverbs 17:12, Psalms 50:22, Jeremiah 12:9

9It hath been thy destruction, O Israel, That against me, against thy help, thou hast rebelled!

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Jeremiah 2:17, Jeremiah 2:17, Jeremiah 2:19, Jeremiah 2:19, Deuteronomy 33:26

10Where is now thy king? Let him save thee in all thy cities! And where thy judges, In regard to whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes!

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Hosea 8:4, Hosea 8:4, 1 Samuel 8:5, 1 Samuel 8:6, 1 Samuel 8:5

11I gave thee a king in mine anger, And I have taken him away in my wrath;

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1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Kings 14:7, 1 Kings 14:16, Hosea 10:3

12the iniquity of Ephraim is treasured up; His guilt is laid up in store.

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Job 14:17, Deuteronomy 32:34, Deuteronomy 32:35, Job 14:17, Deuteronomy 32:34

13The pangs of a travailing woman shall come upon him; He is an unwise son, For else would he not tarry long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

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Isaiah 37:3, Isaiah 37:3, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 13:8, Micah 4:9

14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death; O death, where is thy plague? O grave, where is thy destruction? Repentance is hidden from mine eyes.

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Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 25:8, Revelation 21:4, Revelation 21:4, James 1:17

15Though he be fruitful among his brethren, An east wind shall come, A wind of Jehovah shall come up from the desert, And his spring shall become dry, And his fountain shall be dried up, And the treasure of all his pleasant vessels shall be spoiled.

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Ezekiel 19:12, Ezekiel 19:12, Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 17:10, Jeremiah 4:11

16Samaria shall suffer for her guilt, For she hath rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword; Their infants shall be dashed in pieces, And their women with child shall be ripped up.

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2 Kings 15:16, 2 Kings 8:12, 2 Kings 15:16, 2 Kings 8:12, Isaiah 13:16