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1 Ephraim is fed with the wynde, & foloweth after the east winde, he dayly encreaseth lyes & destruction, they be confederate with the Assyrians, their oyle is caryed into Egypt. 2 The Lorde hath a controuersie with Iuda, and wyll visite Iacob accordyng to his wayes, accordyng to their owne inuentions wyll he recompence them. 3 He toke his brother by the heele when he was yet in his mothers wombe, and in his strength he wrestled with God: 4 He stroue with the angel and gat the victorie, he wept and prayed to him: he founde him at Bethel, and there he spake with vs. 5 Yea the Lorde God of hoastes, euen the Lorde himselfe remembred him. 6 Therfore turne to thy God, kepe mercie and iudgement, and hope styll in thy God. 7 He is Chanaan, the ballaunces of deceipt are in his hande, he loueth to oppresse. 8 And Ephraim hath sayde, Tushe I am riche, I haue good enough: in all my workes shall not one iniquitie be founde wherin I haue offended. Hosea 12:1-8, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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