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1. Israel is a lush vine; it yields fruit for itself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better they made the sacred pillars.
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1. Israel H3478 is an empty H1238 vine H1612 , he bringeth forth H7737 fruit H6529 unto himself : according to the multitude H7230 of his fruit H6529 he hath increased H7235 the altars H4196 ; according to the goodness H2896 of his land H776 they have made goodly H3190 images H4676 .
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2. Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
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2. Their heart H3820 is divided H2505 ; now H6258 shall they be found faulty H816 : he H1931 shall break down H6202 their altars H4196 , he shall spoil H7703 their images H4676 .
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3. In fact, they are now saying: "We have no king! For we do not fear the LORD. What can a king do for us?"
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3. For H3588 now H6258 they shall say H559 , We have no H369 king H4428 , because H3588 we feared H3372 not H3808 H853 the LORD H3068 ; what H4100 then should a king H4428 do H6213 to us?
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4. They speak mere words, taking false oaths while making covenants. So lawsuits break out like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
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4. They have spoken H1696 words H1697 , swearing H422 falsely H7723 in making H3772 a covenant H1285 : thus judgment H4941 springeth up H6524 as hemlock H7219 in H5921 the furrows H8525 of the field H7704 .
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5. The residents of Samaria will have anxiety over the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it; the people will mourn over it, over its glory. It will certainly depart from them.
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5. The inhabitants H7934 of Samaria H8111 shall fear H1481 because of the calves H5697 of Beth H1007 -aven: for H3588 the people H5971 thereof shall mourn H56 over H5921 it , and the priests H3649 thereof that rejoiced H1523 on H5921 it, for H5921 the glory H3519 thereof, because H3588 it is departed H1540 from H4480 it.
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6. The calf itself will be taken to Assyria as an offering to the great king. Ephraim will experience shame; Israel will be ashamed of its counsel.
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6. It shall be also H1571 carried H2986 unto Assyria H804 for a present H4503 to king H4428 Jareb H3377 : Ephraim H669 shall receive H3947 shame H1317 , and Israel H3478 shall be ashamed H954 of his own counsel H4480 H6098 .
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7. Samaria's king will disappear like foam on the surface of the water.
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7. As for Samaria H8111 , her king H4428 is cut off H1820 as the foam H7110 upon H5921 H6440 the water H4325 .
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8. The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. They will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall on us!"
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8. The high places H1116 also of Aven H206 , the sin H2403 of Israel H3478 , shall be destroyed H8045 : the thorn H6975 and the thistle H1863 shall come up H5927 on H5921 their altars H4196 ; and they shall say H559 to the mountains H2022 , Cover H3680 us ; and to the hills H1389 , Fall H5307 on H5921 us.
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9. Israel, you have sinned since the days of Gibeah; they have taken their stand there. Will not war against the unjust overtake them in Gibeah?
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9. O Israel H3478 , thou hast sinned H2398 from the days H4480 H3117 of Gibeah H1390 : there H8033 they stood H5975 : the battle H4421 in Gibeah H1390 against H5921 the children H1121 of iniquity H5932 did not H3808 overtake H5381 them.
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10. I will discipline them at my discretion; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their two crimes.
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10. It is in my desire H185 that I should chastise H3256 them ; and the people H5971 shall be gathered H622 against H5921 them , when they shall bind H631 themselves in their two H8147 furrows H5869 .
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11. Ephraim is a well-trained young cow that loves to thresh, but I will place a yoke on her fine neck. I will harness Ephraim; Judah will plow; Jacob will do the final plowing.
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11. And Ephraim H669 is as a heifer H5697 that is taught H3925 , and loveth H157 to tread out H1758 the corn ; but I H589 passed over H5674 upon H5921 her fair H2898 neck H6677 : I will make Ephraim H669 to ride H7392 ; Judah H3063 shall plow H2790 , and Jacob H3290 shall break his clods H7702 .
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12. Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your untilled ground. It is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain.
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12. Sow H2232 to yourselves in righteousness H6666 , reap H7114 in H6310 mercy H2617 ; break up H5214 your fallow ground H5215 : for it is time H6256 to seek H1875 H853 the LORD H3068 , till H5704 he come H935 and rain H3384 righteousness H6664 upon you.
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13. You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in your large number of soldiers,
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13. Ye have plowed H2790 wickedness H7562 , ye have reaped H7114 iniquity H5766 ; ye have eaten H398 the fruit H6529 of lies H3585 : because H3588 thou didst trust H982 in thy way H1870 , in the multitude H7230 of thy mighty men H1368 .
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14. the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortifications will be demolished in a day of war, like Shalman's destruction of Beth-arbel. Mothers will be dashed to pieces along with their children.
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14. Therefore shall a tumult H7588 arise H6965 among thy people H5971 , and all H3605 thy fortresses H4013 shall be spoiled H7703 , as Shalman H8020 spoiled H7701 Beth H1009 -arbel in the day H3117 of battle H4421 : the mother H517 was dashed in pieces H7376 upon H5921 her children H1121 .
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15. So it will be done to you, Bethel, because of your extreme evil. At dawn the king of Israel will be totally destroyed.
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15. So H3602 shall Bethel H1008 do H6213 unto you because H4480 H6440 of your great wickedness H7451 H7451 : in a morning H7837 shall the king H4428 of Israel H3478 utterly be cut off H1820 H1820 .
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