Verse 16
Hosea 7:16
American Standard Version
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They return, but not to [him that is] on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יָשׁ֣וּבוּ לֹ֣א עָ֗ל הָיוּ֙ כְּ/קֶ֣שֶׁת רְמִיָּ֔ה יִפְּל֥וּ בַ/חֶ֛רֶב שָׂרֵי/הֶ֖ם מִ/זַּ֣עַם לְשׁוֹנָ֑/ם ז֥וֹ לַעְגָּ֖/ם בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
They shall return; they were not like a bow that is unstrung; they shall fall by the sword, their leaders, because of the rage of their tongue; this shall be a derision in the land of Egypt.
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