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1 | When Ephraim
spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he
died. |
2 | And now they sin
more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols
according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they
say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. |
3 | Therefore they shall be as the morning
cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with
the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. |
4 | Yet I am the LORD thy God from
the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour
beside me. |
5 | I did know
thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. |
6 | According to their pasture, so were they
filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they
forgotten me. |
7 | Therefore
I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: |
8 | I will meet them as a bear
that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and
there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. |
9 | O Israel, thou hast destroyed
thyself; but in me is thine help. |
10 | I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all
thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? |
11 | I gave thee a king in
mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. |
12 | The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is
hid. |
13 | The sorrows of a
travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not
stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. |
14 | I will ransom them from the power of
the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O
grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
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15 | Though he be fruitful
among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up
from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be
dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. |
16 | Samaria shall become desolate; 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. |
