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Hosea 12:14 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return "
Hosea 12:14
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And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return
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Hosea 12:1
"Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt."
Hosea 12:2
"The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense"
Hosea 12:3
"He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
Hosea 12:4
"Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake"
Hosea 12:5
"Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial."
Hosea 12:6
"Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually."
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