Deuteronomy 33:17
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17 A firstborn[a] bull—majesty is his!
His horns are the horns of a wild ox;
with them he gores the peoples
all together to the ends of the earth;
such are the myriads of Ephraim,
such the thousands of Manasseh.”(A)
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- 33.17 Q ms Gk Syr Vg: MT His firstborn
Numbers 23:22
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22 God, who brings them out of Egypt,
is like the horns of a wild ox for them.(A)
Psalm 44:5
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5 Through you we push down our foes;
through your name we tread down our assailants.(A)
1 Kings 22:11
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11 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.”(A)
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Psalm 92:10
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10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
you have anointed me with fresh oil.
1 Chronicles 5:1
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Descendants of Reuben
5 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. (He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright;(A)
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Numbers 24:8
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8 God, who brings him out of Egypt,
is like the horns of a wild ox for him;
he shall devour the nations that are his foes
and break their bones.
He shall strike with his arrows.[a](A)
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- 24.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 48:19
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19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”(A)
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Hosea 7:1
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7
the corruption of Ephraim is revealed,
and the wicked deeds of Samaria,
for they deal falsely;
the thief breaks in,
and the bandits raid outside.(A)
Hosea 6:4
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Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.(A)
Hosea 5:3
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3 I know Ephraim,
and Israel is not hidden from me,
for now, O Ephraim, you have prostituted yourself;
Israel is defiled.(A)
Isaiah 34:7
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7 Wild oxen shall fall with them
and young steers with the mighty bulls.
Their land shall be soaked with blood,
and their soil made rich with fat.(A)
Psalm 29:6
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6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf
and Sirion like a young wild ox.(A)
Psalm 22:21
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Job 39:9-10
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9 “Is the wild ox willing to serve you?
Will it spend the night at your crib?(A)
10 Can you tie it in the furrow with ropes,
or will it harrow the valleys after you?
2 Chronicles 18:10
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10 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.”
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Numbers 26:37
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37 These are the clans of the Ephraimites by the number of those enrolled: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the descendants of Joseph by their clans.(A)
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Numbers 26:34
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34 These are the clans of Manasseh; the number of those enrolled was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
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