Deuteronomy 33:17
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17 Joseph has the majesty of a young bull;
he has the horns of a wild ox.
He will gore distant nations,
even to the ends of the earth.
This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim
and the thousands of Manasseh.”
Numbers 23:22
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22 God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
Psalm 44:5
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5 Only by your power can we push back our enemies;
only in your name can we trample our foes.
1 Kings 22:11
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11 One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”
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Psalm 92:10
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10 But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
You have anointed me with the finest oil.
1 Chronicles 5:1
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Descendants of Reuben
5 The oldest son of Israel[a] was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.
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- 5:1 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.
Numbers 24:8
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8 God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.
Genesis 48:19
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19 But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
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Hosea 7:1
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Israel’s Love for Wickedness
7 “I want to heal Israel, but its[a] sins are too great.
Samaria is filled with liars.
Thieves are on the inside
and bandits on the outside!
Hosea 6:4
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4 “O Israel[a] and Judah,
what should I do with you?” asks the Lord.
“For your love vanishes like the morning mist
and disappears like dew in the sunlight.
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- 6:4 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel.
Hosea 5:3
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3 I know what you are like, O Ephraim.
You cannot hide yourself from me, O Israel.
You have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband;
you are utterly defiled.
Isaiah 34:7
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7 Even men as strong as wild oxen will die—
the young men alongside the veterans.
The land will be soaked with blood
and the soil enriched with fat.
Psalm 29:6
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6 He makes Lebanon’s mountains skip like a calf;
he makes Mount Hermon[a] leap like a young wild ox.
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- 29:6 Hebrew Sirion, another name for Mount Hermon.
Psalm 22:21
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21 Snatch me from the lion’s jaws
and from the horns of these wild oxen.
Job 39:9-10
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9 “Will the wild ox consent to being tamed?
Will it spend the night in your stall?
10 Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow?
Will it plow a field for you?
2 Chronicles 18:10
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10 One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”
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Numbers 26:37
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37 These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500.
These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.
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Numbers 26:34
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34 These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700.
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