A   Ephraim kepeth the ayre, and foloweth after the east wynde: he is euer increasinge lyes ∧ destruction. They be confederate with the Assirians, their oyle is caried in to Egipte. ^noteThe LORDE hath a courte to holde with Iuda, and wil punysh Iacob: After their owne waies and acordinge to their owne inuencions, shal he recompence them. He toke his brother by the hele, when he was yet in his mothers wombe: and in his strength he wrestled with God. ^note He stroue with the Angel, and gat the victory: so that he prayde and desyred him. He fande him at Bethel, ∧ there he talked &wt; vs.

Yee the LORDE God of hoostes, euen þe; LORDE him self remembred him: Then turne to thy God, kepe mercy and equyte, and hope still in thy God. But the marchaunt hath a false weight in his honde, he hath a pleasure to occupie extorcion. ^note B   Ephraim thinketh thus: Tush, I am rich, I haue good ynough: In all my workes shal not one fawte be founde, that I haue offended. Yet am I the LORDE thy God, eu&ebar; as when I brought the out of the londe of Egipte, and set the in thy tentes, and as in the hye feast dayes.

I haue spok&ebar; thorow the prophetes, and shewed dyuerse visions, and declared my self by the ministracion of þe; prophetes. But at Galaad is the abhominacion, they are fallen to vanyte. At Galgal they haue slayne oxen: ^note and as many heapes of stones as they had in their l&obar;de forowes, so many aulters haue they made. ^noteIacob fled into the londe of Siria, and Israel serued for a wife, and for a wife he kepte shepe.

By a prophet the LORDE brought them out of Egipte, and by a prophet he preserued th&ebar;. But Ephraim hath prouoked him to displeasure thorow his abhominacions: therfore shal his bloude be poured vpon him self, and the LORDE his God shal rewarde him his blasphemies.

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