Hosea 12
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1“Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and violence. He makes a covenant with Assyria, and olive oil is carried to Egypt.
2“The LORD also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.2The LORD also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him based on his actions.
3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.3In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God.
4Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us—4Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor. He found him at Bethel, and there He spoke with him.
5That is, the LORD God of hosts. The LORD is His memorable name.5Yahweh is the God of Hosts; Yahweh is His name.
6So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.6But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.
7“A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.7A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.
8And Ephraim said, ‘Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’8But Ephraim says:" How rich I have become; I made it all myself. In all my earnings, no one can find any crime in me that I can be punished for!"
9“But I am the LORD your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast.9I have been Yahweh your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the festival days.
10I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.”10I spoke through the prophets and granted many visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
11Though Gilead has idols— Surely they are vanity— Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.11Since Gilead is full of evil, they will certainly come to nothing. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal; even their altars will be like heaps of rocks on the furrows of a field.
12Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.12Jacob fled to the land of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife.
13By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.13The LORD brought Israel from Egypt by a prophet, and Israel was tended by a prophet.
14Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him.14Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and repay him for his contempt.
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Hosea 11
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