Assyria shall (A)not save us,
(B)We will not ride on horses,
Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’
(C)For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”

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Assyria cannot save us;(A)
    we will not mount warhorses.(B)
We will never again say ‘Our gods’(C)
    to what our own hands have made,(D)
    for in you the fatherless(E) find compassion.”

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14 But You have (A)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless (B)commits[a] himself to You;
(C)You are the helper of the fatherless.

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  1. Psalm 10:14 Lit. leaves, entrusts

14 But you, God, see the trouble(A) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(B)
    you are the helper(C) of the fatherless.

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(A)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

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A father to the fatherless,(A) a defender of widows,(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(C)

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17 (A)A horse is a [a]vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

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  1. Psalm 33:17 false

17 A horse(A) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.

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18 (A)I will not leave you orphans; (B)I will come to you.

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18 I will not leave you as orphans;(A) I will come to you.(B)

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“Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
(A)Your fruit is found in Me.”

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Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(A)
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(B)
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

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  1. Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim

13 “When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah saw his (A)wound,
Then Ephraim went (B)to Assyria
And sent to King Jareb;
Yet he cannot cure you,
Nor heal you of your wound.

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13 “When Ephraim(A) saw his sickness,
    and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,(B)
    and sent to the great king for help.(C)
But he is not able to cure(D) you,
    not able to heal your sores.(E)

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17 For (A)I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals,
And they shall be remembered by their name no more.

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17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(A)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(B)

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The Folly of Not Trusting God

31 Woe to those (A)who go down to Egypt for help,
And (B)rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
(C)Nor seek the Lord!

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Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt

31 Woe(A) to those who go down to Egypt(B) for help,
    who rely on horses,(C)
who trust in the multitude of their chariots(D)
    and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One(E) of Israel,
    or seek help from the Lord.(F)

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16 And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses”—
Therefore you shall flee!
And, “We will ride on swift horses”—
Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!

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16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(A) on horses.’(B)
    Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
    Therefore your pursuers will be swift!

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“It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will (A)cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause (B)the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land.

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“On that day, I will banish the names of the idols(A) from the land, and they will be remembered no more,”(B) declares the Lord Almighty. “I will remove both the prophets(C) and the spirit of impurity from the land.

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10 “And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord,
“That I will (A)cut[a] off your (B)horses from your midst
And destroy your (C)chariots.
11 I will cut off the cities of your land
And throw down all your strongholds.
12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
And you shall have no (D)soothsayers.
13 (E)Your carved images I will also cut off,
And your sacred pillars from your midst;
You shall (F)no more worship the work of your hands;
14 I will pluck your [b]wooden images from your midst;
Thus I will destroy your cities.

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  1. Micah 5:10 destroy
  2. Micah 5:14 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities

10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will destroy your horses from among you
    and demolish your chariots.(A)
11 I will destroy the cities(B) of your land
    and tear down all your strongholds.(C)
12 I will destroy your witchcraft
    and you will no longer cast spells.(D)
13 I will destroy your idols(E)
    and your sacred stones from among you;(F)
you will no longer bow down
    to the work of your hands.(G)
14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles[a](H)
    when I demolish your cities.

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  1. Micah 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

Ephraim’s Sins Rebuked by God

12 “Ephraim (A)feeds on the wind,
And pursues the east wind;
He daily increases lies and [a]desolation.
(B)Also they make a [b]covenant with the Assyrians,
And (C)oil is carried to Egypt.

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  1. Hosea 12:1 ruin
  2. Hosea 12:1 Or treaty

12 [a]Ephraim(A) feeds on the wind;(B)
    he pursues the east wind all day
    and multiplies lies and violence.(C)
He makes a treaty with Assyria(D)
    and sends olive oil to Egypt.(E)

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  1. Hosea 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-14 is numbered 12:2-15.