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| 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. |
Ephraim – Christendom. D22
And oil – The holy Spirit. T116
Carried into Egypt – The world, the opponents of the people of God. C317; F458
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| 2 Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; and according to his doings will he recompense him. |
Will punish Jacob – Natural Israel. A300
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| 3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God: |
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| 4 yes, he had power over an angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us, |
Prevailed – Pray perseveringly. R5381:2, 4*
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| 5 even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial name. |
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| 6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually. |
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| 7 He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. |
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| 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin. |
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| 9 But I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast. |
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| 10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes. |
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| 11 Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yes, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field. |
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| 12 And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. |
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| 13 And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. |
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| 14 Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. |
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