19 Also (A)Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

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19 and even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had introduced.(A)

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“The(A) Lord also brings a [a]charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:2 A legal complaint

The Lord has a charge(A) to bring against Judah;(B)
    he will punish(C) Jacob[a] according to his ways
    and repay him according to his deeds.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.

“You(A) only have I known of all the families of the earth;
(B)Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

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“You only have I chosen(A)
    of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish(B) you
    for all your sins.(C)

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