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Ephraim's Idolatry
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|Oséias 13:1|When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling and terror. He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died[spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel's doom as a nation] .
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|Oséias 13:2|And now they sin more and more, And make for themselves molten images, Idols skillfully made from their silver [as it pleased them] ,All of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of these [very works of their hands] , "Let those who sacrifice kiss and show respect to the calves[as if they were living gods] !"
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|Oséias 13:3|Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloudOr like dew which soon disappears, Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor, And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish] .
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|Oséias 13:4|Yet I have been the LORD your God Since [the time you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;And you were not to know any god except Me, For there is no savior besides Me.
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|Oséias 13:5|I knew and regarded you and cared for you in the wilderness, In the land of drought.
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|Oséias 13:6|When they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And being satisfied, their heart became proud (self-centered); Therefore they forgot Me.
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|Oséias 13:7|So I will be like a lion to them; Like a leopard I will watch and lie in wait [ready to attack] by the road[to Assyria] .
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|Oséias 13:8|I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs, And I will tear open their chests; There I will also devour them like a lioness, As a wild beast would tear them.
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|Oséias 13:9|It is your destruction, O Israel, Because you are against Me, [and have rebelled] against your help.
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|Oséias 13:10|Where now is your king That he may save you [when you are attacked] in all your cities?And your judges of whom you asked, "Give me a king and princes"?
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