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lande they haue made faire images. Their heart them, but they went thus from them: they sacri-
is deuided: nowe shall they be founde faultie: he ficed vnto Baalim, and burnt incense to images.
shall breake downe their altars: he shall destroy 3 I ledde Ephraim also, as one shoulde beare
their images. For now they shall say, We haue no them in his armes: but they knewe not that I
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King because we feared not the Lord: and what healed them. I led them with cordes of a man,
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should a King doe to vs? 4 They haue spoken euen with bandes of loue, and I was to them, as
woordes, swearing falsly in making a couenant: hee that taketh off the yoke from their iawes,
thus iudgement groweth as wormewoode in the and I laide the meat vnto them. 5 He shall no
more returne into the lande of Egypt: but Asshur
furrowes of the fielde. 5 The inhabitants of
Samaria shall feare because of the calfe of Beth- shalbe his King, because they refused to conuert.
auen: for the people thereof shall mourne ouer 6 And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall
it, and the Chemarims thereof, that reioyced on consume his barres, and deuoure them, because
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it for the glorie thereof, because it is departed of their owne counsels. And my people are
from it. 6 It shall bee also brought to Asshur, bent to rebellion against me: though they called
for a present vnto King Iareb: Ephraim shall them to the most hie, yet none at all would
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receiue shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his exalt him. Howe shall I giue thee vp, Ephraim?
owne counsell. 7 Of Samaria, the King thereof howe shall I deliuer thee, Israel? how shall I
make thee, as Admah? howe shall I set thee,
is destroyed as the some vpon the water. 8 The as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within mee:
hie places also of Auen shall be destroied, euen my repentings are rouled together. 9 I wil not
the sinne of Israel: the thorne and the thistle execute ye fiercenesse of my wrath: I will not
shall growe vpon their altars, and they shall say returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and
to the mountaines, Couer vs, and to the hils, Fall not man, the holy one in the middes of thee, and
vpon vs. 9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the 10
daies of Gibeah: there they stoode: the battell I will not enter into the citie. They shall walke
in Gibeah against the children of iniquitie did after the Lord: he shall roare like a lyon: when
not touch them. 10 It is my desire that I should hee shall roare, then the children of the West
They shall feare as a sparrow out of
shall feare.
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chastice them, and the people shall be gathered Egypt, and as a doue of the lande of Asshur, and
against them, when they shall gather themselues I will place them in their houses, sayth the Lord.
in their two furrowes. 11 And Ephraim is as an 12 Ephraim copasseth me about with lies, and the
heifer vsed to delite in threshing: but I will passe house of Israel with deceit: but Iudah yet ruleth
by her faire necke: I will make Ephraim to ride: with God, and is faithfull with the Saints.
Iudah shall plowe, and Iaakob shall breake his
cloddes. 12 Sowe to your selues in righteousnes: 12
reape after the measure of mercy: breake vp 1 Ephraim is fed with the winde, and followeth
your fallowe grounde: for it is time to seeke after the East winde: hee increaseth daily lies
the Lord, till he come and raine righteousnesse and destruction, and they do make a couenant
vpon you. 13 But you haue plowed wickednesse: with Asshur, and oyle is caried into Egypt. The
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ye haue reaped iniquitie: you haue eaten the Lord hath also a controuersie with Iudah, and will
fruite of lies: because thou didest trust in thine visite Iaakob, according to his waies: according to
owne waies, and in the multitude of thy strong his workes, wil he recompence him. Hee tooke
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men, 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by
people, and all thy munitions shall be destroyed, his strength he had power with God, And had
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as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbell in the daie power ouer the Angel, and preuailed: he wept
of battell: the mother with the children was and praied vnto him: he founde him in Beth-
dashed in pieces. 15 So shall Beth-el doe vnto 5
you, because of your malicious wickednes: in a el, and there he spake with vs. Yea, the Lord
morning shall the King of Israel be destroied. God of hostes, the Lord is himselfe his memoriall.
Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy
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and iudgement, and hope still in thy God. He is
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11 Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand:
And Ephraim saide,
he loueth to oppresse.
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1 When Israel was a childe, then I loued him, Notwithstanding I am rich, I haue found me out
and called my sonne out of Egypt. 2 They called riches in all my labours: they shall finde none