- they call:
- "When Ephraimª sawª°¹ his sickness,ª and Judahª [saw]¹ his wound,ª then went²°¹ Ephraimª to¹ the Assyrian,ª and sentª° to¹ kingª Jareb:ª°²° yet couldª° he¹ not¹ healª° you, nor¹ cureª°¹ you of your wound.ª" {Hsa 5:13} + "Israelª is swallowed up:ª° now¹ shall they be¹ among the Gentilesª as a vesselª wherein [is] no¹ pleasure.ª ... For¹ they¹ are gone upª° to Assyria,ª a wild assª aloneª° by himself: Ephraimª hath hiredª° lovers.ª" {Hsa 8:8-9} + "They shall not¹ dwellª° in the LORD'Sª land;ª but Ephraimª shall returnª° to Egypt,ª and they shall eatª° uncleanª [things] in Assyria.ª" {Hsa 9:3} + "Ephraimª feedethª° on wind,ª and followeth²° after¹ the east wind:ª he dailyª¹ increasethª° liesª and desolation;ª and they do makeª° a covenantª with¹ the Assyrians,ª and oilª is carriedª° into Egypt.ª" {Hsa 12:1} + "Asshurª shall not¹ saveª° us; we will not¹ rideª° upon¹ horses:ª neither¹ will we sayª° any more¹ to the workª of our hands,ª [Ye are] our gods:ª for¹ in thee the fatherlessª findeth mercy.ª°" {Hsa 14:3} + "[And] Pulª the kingª of Assyriaª cameª° against¹ the land:ª and Menahemª gaveª° Pulª a thousandª talentsª of silver,ª that his handª might be¹ with¹ him to confirmª° the kingdomª in his hand.ª" {2Kg 15:19} + "Against¹ him came upª° Shalmaneserª kingª of Assyria;ª and Hosheaª became¹ his servant,ª and gaveª° him presents.ª ... And the kingª of Assyriaª foundª° conspiracyª in Hoshea:ª for he had sentª° messengersª to¹ Soª kingª of Egypt,ª and broughtª° no¹ presentª to the kingª of Assyria,ª as [he had done] yearª by year:ª therefore the kingª of Assyriaª shut him up,ª° and boundª° him in prison.ªª" {2Kg 17:3-4} + "Woeª to the rebelliousª° children,ª saithª° the LORD,ª that takeª° counsel,ª but not¹ of¹ me; and that coverª° with a covering,ª but not¹ of my spirit,ª that¹ they may addª° sinª to¹ sin:ª ... The burdenª of the beastsª of the south:ª into the landª of troubleª and anguish,ª from¹ whence [come] the youngª and old lion,ª the viperª and fiery²° flying²° serpent,ª¹ they will carryª° their richesª upon¹ the shouldersª of young asses,ª and their treasuresª upon¹ the bunchesª of camels,ª to¹ a peopleª [that] shall not¹ profitª° [them]." {Isa 30:1-6} + "Woeª to them that go downª° to Egyptª for help;ª and stayª° on¹ horses,ª and trustª° in¹ chariots,ª because¹ [they are] many;ª and in¹ horsemen,ª because¹ they are very² strong;ª°¹ but they lookª° not¹ unto¹ the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª neither¹ seekª° the LORD!ª ... Now the Egyptiansª [are] men,ª and not¹ God;ª and their horsesª flesh,ª and not¹ spirit.ª When the LORDª shall stretch outª° his hand,ª both he that helpethª° shall fall,ª° and he that is holpenª° shall fall down,ª° and they all¹ shall failª° together.ª" {Isa 31:1-3} + "And now¹ what¹ hast thou to do in the wayª of Egypt,ª to drinkª° the watersª of Sihor?ª or what¹ hast thou to do in the wayª of Assyria,ª to drinkª° the watersª of the river?ª" {Jer 2:18} + "Why¹ gaddest¹ thou about²° so muchª to changeª°¹ thy way?ª thou also¹ shalt be ashamedª° of Egypt,ª¹ as¹ thou wast ashamedª° of Assyria.ª¹" {Jer 2:36} + "And the namesª of them [were] Aholahª the elder,ª and Aholibahª her sister:ª and they were¹ mine, and they bareª° sonsª and daughters.ª Thus [were] their names;ª Samariaª [is] Aholah,ª and Jerusalemª Aholibah.ª ... Neither¹ leftª° she her whoredomsª [brought] from Egypt:ª¹ for¹ in her youthª they layª° with¹ her, and they¹ bruisedª° the breastsª of her virginity,ª and pouredª° their whoredomª upon¹ her." {Ezk 23:4-8}
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