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Hosea 12

Revised Standard Version RSV

1 E'phraim 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 The LORD 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 favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him--

5 the LORD the God of hosts, the LORD 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 E'phraim 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 the LORD 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 the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

14 E'phraim has given bitter provocation; so his LORD will leave his bloodguilt upon him, and will turn back upon him his reproaches.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.

2 The LORD brings charges against Judah and punishes Jacob because of the way their people act. He will pay them back for what they have done.

3 Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother's heel while the two of them were in their mother's womb. When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God.

4 He struggled with the Messenger and won. Jacob cried and pleaded with him. Jacob found him at Bethel, and he talked with him there.

5 The LORD is the God of Armies. The LORD is the name by which he is remembered.

6 Return to your God. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.

7 [The LORD says,] "The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.

8 The people of Ephraim say, 'We're rich. We've made a fortune. With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.'

9 I am the LORD your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again as you did during your appointed festivals.

10 I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions. I taught lessons through the prophets."

11 The people of Gilead are evil. They are worthless. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal. But their altars will become like piles of rubble beside a plowed field.

12 Jacob fled to the country of Syria. Israel worked to get a wife; he took care of sheep to pay for her.

13 The LORD used a prophet to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt. He used a prophet to take care of them.

14 The people of Ephraim made the LORD bitter. He will hold them guilty of murder. The Lord will pay them back for their insults.