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A trader, in whose hands are false balances,
    he loves to oppress.
E′phraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich,
    I have gained wealth for myself”;
but all his riches can never offset[a]
    the guilt he has incurred.
I am the Lord your God
    from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
    as in the days of the appointed feast.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:8 Cn Compare Gk: Heb obscure

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