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Hosea 12

American Standard Version ASV

1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.

2 Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:

4 yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,

5 even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial [name].

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.

7 [He is] a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.

9 But I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.

11 Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.

12 And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].

13 And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

14 Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Ephraim 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 has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him based on his actions.

3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and as an adult he wrestled with God.

4 Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor. He found him at Bethel, and there He spoke with him.

5 Yahweh is the God of Hosts; Yahweh is His name.

6 But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.

7 A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.

8 But 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 I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the festival days.

10 I spoke through the prophets and granted many visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

11 Since 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.

12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife; he tended flocks for a wife.

13 The Lord brought Israel from Egypt by a prophet, and Israel was tended by a prophet.

14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and repay him for his contempt.