Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
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Verse 12 is found in chapter 11 of Hosea. God announces that Israel will follow the Lord when he roars like a lion and that the children will return from different directions. The image of the roar combines authority and summons. The return from Egypt and Assyria turns the judgment of exile into a stage that will ultimately be followed by restoration. Judah is also mentioned as a witness to a situation of imperfect faithfulness.
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Cercome Ephraim con mentira, y la casa de Israel con engaño: mas Judá aún domina con Dios, y es fiel con los santos.
«Efraín me ha rodeado de mentira, y la casa de Israel de engaño; Judá todavía es indócil ante Dios, ante el Santo fiel».
Ephraïm m'entoure de mensonge, Et la maison d'Israël de tromperie; Juda est encore sans frein vis-à-vis de Dieu, Vis-à-vis du Saint fidèle.
EFRAIM mi ha intorniato di menzogna, e la casa d’Israele di frode; ma Giuda signoreggia ancora, congiunto con Dio; ed è fedele, congiunto co’ santi
Efraim me cercou com mentira, e a casa de Israel com engano; mas Judá ainda domina com Deus, e com os santos está fiel.
以法蓮 用謊言圍繞我, 以色列 家用詭計環繞我; 猶大 卻仍與上帝同行 , 向聖者忠心。
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