| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies lies and violence. Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried to Egypt. | 1 "Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt. |
| 2The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds. | 2The LORD accuses Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him for what he does. |
| 3In the womb he took his brother by the heel, And in his maturity he contended with God. | 3He circumvented his brother in the womb, and as an adult he fought with God. |
| 4Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel And there He spoke with us, | 4He even fought the angel and won; he cried and prayed to him. Then at Bethel he found him, and there he spoke with us— |
| 5Even the LORD, the God of hosts, The LORD is His name. | 5the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies— the LORD is his name. |
| 6Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually. | 6So you, return to your God; guard grace and justice, and look to your God always. |
| 7A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, He loves to oppress. | 7"Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud. |
| 8And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which would be sin." | 8Ephraim claims, 'I have become rich, I have made a fortune! Because of all my wealth, no one will find any iniquity or sin in me.' |
| 9But I have been the LORD your God since the land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, As in the days of the appointed festival. | 9"Yet I remain the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the festival of that name. |
| 10I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave parables. | 10I spoke to the prophets, giving revelation after revelation, and employing parables in the prophetic writings. |
| 11Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps Beside the furrows of the field. | 11"There's iniquity in Gilead, isn't there? They have become truly vain. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal; their altars are like piles of stone in furrowed fields. |
| 12Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. | 12Jacob fled into the land of Aram; Israel served there to obtain his wife, tending sheep to gain his wife. |
| 13But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept. | 13"By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was rescued. |
| 14Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And bring back his reproach to him. | 14Ephraim has stirred up violent anger; therefore the guilt of his blood will remain on him, and his Lord will repay him for his contempt." |
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