- Ephraim:
- "Therefore [will] I¹ [be] unto Ephraimª as a moth,ª and to the houseª of Judahª as rottenness.ª" {Hsa 5:12} + "For¹ I¹ [will be] unto Ephraimª as a lion,ª and as a young lionª to the houseª of Judah:ª I,¹ [even] I,¹ will tearª° and go away;²°¹ I will take away,ª° and none¹ shall rescueª° [him]." {Hsa 5:14} + "Israelª is swallowed up:ª° now¹ shall they be¹ among the Gentilesª as a vesselª wherein [is] no¹ pleasure.ª" {Hsa 8:8} + "[As for] Ephraim,ª their gloryª shall fly awayª° like a bird,ª from the birth,ª°¹ and from the womb,ª¹ and from the conception.ª¹ ... My Godª will cast them away,ª° because¹ they did not¹ hearkenª° unto him: and they shall be¹ wanderersª° among the nations.ª" {Hsa 9:11-17} + "He shall not¹ returnª° into¹ the landª of Egypt,ª but the Assyrianª shall be his king,ª because¹ they refusedª° to return.ª° ... And the swordª shall abideª° on his cities,ª and shall consumeª° his branches,ª and devourª° [them], because of their own counsels.ª¹" {Hsa 11:5-6} + "When Ephraimª spakeª° trembling,ª he¹ exaltedª° himself in Israel;ª but when he offendedª° in Baal,ª he died.ª° ... Therefore¹ they shall be¹ as the morningª cloud,ª and as the earlyª° dewª that passeth away,ª° as the chaffª [that] is driven with the whirlwindª° out of the floor,ª¹ and as the smokeª out of the chimney.ª¹" {Hsa 13:1-3} + "Though¹ he¹ be fruitfulª° among¹ [his] brethren,ª an east windª shall come,ª° the windª of the LORDª shall come upª° from the wilderness,ª¹ and his springª shall become dry,ª° and his fountainª shall be dried up:ª° he¹ shall spoilª° the treasureª of all¹ pleasantª vessels.ª ... Samariaª shall become desolate;ª° for¹ she hath rebelledª° against her God:ª they shall fallª° by the sword:ª their infantsª shall be dashed in pieces,ª° and their women with childª shall be ripped up.ª°" {Hsa 13:15-16} + "Behold,¹ he breaketh down,ª° and it cannot¹ be built again:ª° he shutteth upª°¹ a man,ª and there can be no opening.ª°¹" {Job 12:14} + "Woeª to the crownª of pride,ª to the drunkardsª of Ephraim,ª whose gloriousª beautyª [is] a fadingª° flower,ª which¹ [are] on¹ the headª of the fatª valleysª of them that are overcomeª° with wine!ª ... And the gloriousª beauty,ª which¹ [is] on¹ the headª of the fatª valley,ª shall be¹ a fadingª° flower,ª [and] as the hasty fruitª before¹ the summer;ª which¹ [when] he that lookethª° upon it seeth,ª° while it is yet¹ in his handª he eateth it up.ª°" {Isa 28:1-4} + "That¹ in the dayª that I shall visitª° the transgressionsª of Israelª upon¹ him I will also visitª°¹ the altarsª of Bethel:ª and the hornsª of the altarª shall be cut off,ª° and fallª° to the ground.ª ... And I will smiteª° the winterª houseª with¹ the summerª house;ª and the housesª of ivoryª shall perish,ª° and the greatª housesª shall have an end,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 3:14-15} + "And the high placesª of Isaacª shall be desolate,ª° and the sanctuariesª of Israelª shall be laid waste;ª° and I will riseª° against¹ the houseª of Jeroboamª with the sword.ª" {Ams 7:9} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Thy wifeª shall be an harlotª° in the city,ª and thy sonsª and thy daughtersª shall fallª° by the sword,ª and thy landª shall be dividedª° by line;ª and thou¹ shalt dieª° inª a pollutedª land:ª and Israelª shall surely²° go into captivityª° forth of¹¹ his land.ª" {Ams 7:17}
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