| 12 | Hosea | ||
| 1 | Ephraim herds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a bargain with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt. | ||
| 2 | Yahweh has an indictment against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and requite him according to his deeds. | ||
| 3 | In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God. | ||
| 4 | He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favour. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him - | ||
| 5 | Yahweh the God of hosts, Yahweh is his name: | ||
| 6 | "So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God." | ||
| 7 | A trader, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress. | ||
| 8 | Ephraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself": but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred. | ||
| 9 | I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast. | ||
| 10 | I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables. | ||
| 11 | If there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to nought; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field. | ||
| 12 | (Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.) | ||
| 13 | By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved. | ||
| 14 | Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his LORD will leave his bloodguilt upon him, and will turn back upon him his reproaches. | ||
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