who that year shattered and crushed them. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites on the east side of the Jordan in Gilead,(A) the land of the Amorites.

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19 For he has oppressed the poor(A) and left them destitute;(B)
    he has seized houses(C) he did not build.

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11 Ephraim is oppressed,
    trampled in judgment,
    intent on pursuing idols.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Israel Has Not Returned to God

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan(A) on Mount Samaria,(B)
    you women who oppress the poor(C) and crush the needy(D)
    and say to your husbands,(E) “Bring us some drinks!(F)

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