Hos 8:3
Israel hath cast off {the thing that is} good: the enemy shall pursue him.
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Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
I {am} the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away {the punishment} thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: {did cast...: Heb. corrupted his compassions}
And upon them that are left {alive} of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. {shaken: Heb. driven}
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
The words of his mouth {are} iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, {and} to do good.
The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. {removed: Heb. for a removing}