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529 B
Markdown
17 lines
529 B
Markdown
Yahweh is speaking.
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## The pride of Israel testifies against him ##
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Israel was unduly proud of being the people of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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## in spite of all this ##
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"this" refers to all that Hosea is referring to in the previous chapters.
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## Ephraim is like a dove, gullible and without sense, ##
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At that time, doves were thought to be gullible animals. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## Egypt ##
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These were other powerful nations that Israel could go to for help. |