21The LORD has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds.
32In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.
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He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. 3He met Goda at Bethel, and there God spoke with us--
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the LORD, the God of hosts, 4the LORD is his memorial name:
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"So you, 5by the help of your God, return, 6hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."
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A merchant, in whose hands are 7false balances, he loves 8to oppress.
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Ephraim has said, "Ah, but 9I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors 10they cannot find in me iniquity or sin."
911I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you 12dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.
1013I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied 14visions, and through the prophets gave parables.
1115If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: 16in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; 17their altars also are like stone heaps 18on the furrows of the field.
1219Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel 20served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.
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By 21a prophet 22the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.
1423Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord 24will leave his bloodguilt on him 25and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.
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Oséias 12:2
O Senhor também com Judá tem contenda, e castigará a Jacó segundo os seus caminhos; segundo as suas obras o recompensará.