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 feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil 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 has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
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; as a man he struggled 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—4He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there--
5That is, the LORD God of hosts. The LORD is His memorable name.5the LORD God Almighty, the LORD 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 wait for your God always.
7“A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.7The merchant uses dishonest scales and loves to defraud.
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.’8Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich; I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find in me any iniquity or sin."
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.9"I have been the LORD your God ever since you came out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed festivals.
10I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.”10I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them."
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.11Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars will be like piles of stones on a plowed field.
12Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.12Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
13By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.13The LORD used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.
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.14But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger; his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.
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