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For a craftsman from Israel made it,
so it is no god.
For the calf of Samaria will be splinters.

“For they sow wind, and reap a whirlwind.
There is no mature grain—
    the sprout yields no meal.
Should it produce anything,
    strangers would swallow it up.
Israel has been swallowed up!
Now they are among the nations,
    like an ornament with no delight in it.

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    They are from Israel!
This calf—a metalworker has made it;
    it is not God.(A)
It will be broken in pieces,
    that calf(B) of Samaria.(C)

“They sow the wind
    and reap the whirlwind.(D)
The stalk has no head;
    it will produce no flour.(E)
Were it to yield grain,
    foreigners would swallow it up.(F)
Israel is swallowed up;(G)
    now she is among the nations
    like something no one wants.(H)

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