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- "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" {Isa 28:1} + "How¹ are¹ they [brought] into desolation,ª as in a moment!ª they are utterly²° consumedª°¹ with¹ terrors.ª ... As a dreamª when [one] awaketh;ª°¹ [so], O Lord,ª when thou awakest,ª thou shalt despiseª° their image.ª" {Psa 73:19-20} + "O Ephraim,ª what¹ shall I doª° unto thee? O Judah,ª what¹ shall I doª° unto thee? for your goodnessª [is] as a morningª cloud,ª and as the earlyª° dewª it goeth away.ª°" {Hsa 6:4} + "I foundª° Israelª like grapesª in the wilderness;ª I sawª° your fathersª as the firstripeª in the fig treeª at her first time:ª [but] they¹ wentª° to Baalpeor,ª and separated²° themselves¹ unto [that] shame;ª and [their] abominationsª were¹ according as they loved.ª° ... [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" {Hsa 9:10-11} + "Ephraimª is smitten,ª° their rootª is dried up,ª° they shall bearª° no¹ fruit:ª yea,¹ though¹ they bring forth,ª° yet will I slayª° [even] the belovedª [fruit] of their womb.ª" {Hsa 9:16} + "When Ephraimª spakeª° trembling,ª he¹ exaltedª° himself in Israel;ª but when he offendedª° in Baal,ª he died.ª°" {Hsa 13:1} + "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" {Hsa 13:15} + "Butª the¹ rich,ª inª that he²¹ is made low:ª becauseª asª the flowerª of the grassª he shall pass away.ª° ... Forª the¹ sunª is no sooner risenª° withª a burning heat,ª butª it witherethª° the¹ grass,ª andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth,ª° andª the¹ graceª of the¹ fashionª of itª perisheth:ª° soª alsoª shall²° the¹ rich manª fade awayª° inª his²¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:10-11}
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