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They utter 1mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so 2judgment springs up like poisonous weeds 3in the furrows of the field.
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The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for 4the calfa of 5Beth-aven. Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests-- those who rejoiced over it and 6over its glory-- for it has departedb from them.
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7The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to 8the great king.c Ephraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed 9of his idol.d
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10Samaria's king shall perish like a twig on the face of the waters.
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The high places of 11Aven, 12the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. 13Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars, and 14they shall say to the mountains, "Cover us," and to the hills, "Fall on us."
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From 15the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel; there they have continued. Shall not the war against the unjuste overtake them in Gibeah?
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16When I please, 17I will discipline them, and nations shall be gathered against them when they are bound up for 18their double iniquity.
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Ephraim was a trained calf that 19loved to thresh, and I spared her fair neck; but I will put 20Ephraim to the yoke; 21Judah must plow; Jacob must harrow for himself.
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22Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; 23break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and 24rain righteousness upon you.
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25You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors,
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Oséias 10:4
Falam palavras vãs; juram falsamente, fazendo pactos; por isso brota o juízo como erva peçonhenta nos sulcos dos campos.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
Hosea 10:4
They have spoken words, Swearing falsely in making a covenant. Thus judgment springs up like hemlock in the furrows of the field.
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Oséias 10:4
Eles fazem muitas promessas,fazem juramentose acordos falsos;por isso brotam as demandascomo ervas venenosas num campo arado.
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