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They surround me with hateful words
    and fight against me for no reason.

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With words of hatred(A) they surround me;
    they attack me without cause.(B)

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Those who hate me without cause
    outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
    demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.

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Those who hate me(A) without reason(B)
    outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(C)
    those who seek to destroy me.(D)
I am forced to restore
    what I did not steal.

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I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.
    I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.

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Since they hid their net(A) for me without cause(B)
    and without cause dug a pit(C) for me,

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24 If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. 25 This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures[a]: ‘They hated me without cause.’

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Footnotes

  1. 15:25 Greek in their law. Pss 35:19; 69:4.

24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(A) they would not be guilty of sin.(B) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(C) ‘They hated me without reason.’[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

Charges against Israel and Judah

12 [a]Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit,
    but Judah still obeys God
    and is faithful to the Holy One.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:12a Verse 11:12 is numbered 12:1 in Hebrew text.
  2. 11:12b Or and Judah is unruly against God, the faithful Holy One. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

Israel’s Sin

12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,(A)
    Israel with deceit.
And Judah is unruly against God,
    even against the faithful(B) Holy One.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 11:12 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.

17 They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.
    They have engulfed me completely.

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17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(A)
    they have completely engulfed me.

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They have set an ambush for me.
    Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord,
    though I have not sinned or offended them.
I have done nothing wrong,
    yet they prepare to attack me.
    Wake up! See what is happening and help me!

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See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(A) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.
I have done no wrong,(B) yet they are ready to attack me.(C)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(D)

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20 They don’t talk of peace;
    they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.

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20 They do not speak peaceably,
    but devise false accusations(A)
    against those who live quietly in the land.

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12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
    fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!

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12 Many bulls(A) surround me;(B)
    strong bulls of Bashan(C) encircle me.

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11 They track me down and surround me,
    watching for the chance to throw me to the ground.

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11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(A)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.

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“Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted at David. “The Lord is paying you back for all the bloodshed in Saul’s clan. You stole his throne, and now the Lord has given it to your son Absalom. At last you will taste some of your own medicine, for you are a murderer!”

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As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel! The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned.(A) The Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!”(B)

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12 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.

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12 While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel(A) the Gilonite, David’s counselor,(B) to come from Giloh,(C) his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.(D)

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18 Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime?

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18 And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong(A) am I guilty of?

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