16 They return, but not [a]to the Most High;
(A)They are like a treacherous bow.
Their princes shall fall by the sword
For the (B)cursings of their tongue.
This shall be their derision (C)in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Hosea 7:16 Or upward

16 They (A)return, but not upward;[a]
    they are (B)like a treacherous bow;
their princes shall fall by the sword
    because of (C)the insolence of their tongue.
This shall be their derision (D)in the land of Egypt.

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  1. Hosea 7:16 Or to the Most High