Hosea 12
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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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Hosea 11
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