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A trader, in whose hands are false balances,
    he loves to oppress.
E′phraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich,
    I have gained wealth for myself”;
but all his riches can never offset[a]
    the guilt he has incurred.
I am the Lord your God
    from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
    as in the days of the appointed feast.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:8 Cn Compare Gk: Heb obscure

The merchant uses dishonest scales(A)
    and loves to defraud.
Ephraim boasts,(B)
    “I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(C)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
    any iniquity or sin.”

“I have been the Lord your God
    ever since you came out of Egypt;(D)
I will make you live in tents(E) again,
    as in the days of your appointed festivals.

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