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Hosea 12

New Living Translation NLT

1 The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; they are making an alliance with Assyria while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.

2 Now the LORD is bringing charges against Judah. He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways, and pay him back for all he has done.

3 Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God.

4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him —

5 the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the LORD is his name!

6 So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice, and always depend on him.

7 But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales— they love to cheat.

8 Israel boasts, “I am rich! I’ve made a fortune all by myself! No one has caught me cheating! My record is spotless!”

9 “But I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt. And I will make you live in tents again, as you do each year at the Festival of Shelters.

10 I sent my prophets to warn you with many visions and parables.”

11 But the people of Gilead are worthless because of their idol worship. And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls; their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone along the edges of a plowed field.

12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep.

13 Then by a prophet the LORD brought Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt; and by that prophet they were protected.

14 But the people of Israel have bitterly provoked the LORD, so their Lord will now sentence them to death in payment for their sins.

Common English Bible CEB

1 Ephraim herds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply lies and violence; they make a treaty with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.

2 The LORD has a charge against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and respond to him according to his deeds.

3 From the womb he tried to be the oldest of twin brothers; as an adult he struggled with God.

4 He struggled with the messenger and survived; he wept and sought his favor; he met him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him.

5 The LORD God of heavenly forces, the LORD is his name!

6 But you! Return to your God with faithful love and justice, and wait continually for your God.

7 He is a merchant; the means to cheat are in his hands; he loves to take advantage of others.

8 Ephraim has said, "I'm rich, I've gained wealth for myself; in all of my gain no offense has been found in me that would be sin."

9 I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in former days.

10 I spoke to the prophets; and I multiplied visions, and through them I uttered parables.

11 In Gilead there is wickedness; they will surely come to nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, so their altars will be like piles of stones on the rows of the field.

12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept watch over livestock.

13 By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.

14 Ephraim has given bitter offense; so the LORD will bring his crimes down on him and pay him back for his wrongdoing.