Chapter 12
1Ephraim pastures the wind and pursues the east wind all the day; he multiplies lies and violence; they cut a covenant with Assyria, and oil is conducted to Egypt.
2The LORD has a dispute with Judah, and will reckon with Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will return to him.
3In the womb he assailed his brother, and in his strength he strove with God.
4He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and entreated him. At Bethel he finds him, and there he speaks with us.
5And the LORD, the God of hosts—the LORD is his memorial name.
6But you must return to your God; keep kindness and justice, and wait continually toward your God.
7Canaan holds deceitful balances in his hand to oppress, a lover of oppression.
8Ephraim has said, Surely I have become rich; I have found strength for myself; none of my toil will find iniquity in me that is sin.
9I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; I will yet make you dwell in tents as in the days of the appointed meeting.
10I spoke to the prophets and multiplied visions; by the prophets I gave parables.
11If Gilead is wickedness, then they have become vanity; in Gilgal they sacrificed cattle, and their altars are like heaps upon the furrows of the field.
12Jacob fled to the land of Aram; Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept watch.
13The LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept.
14Ephraim has provoked bitterness; his blood will be left upon him, and his reproach he will return to him.
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Hosea
Ephraim's Deceit and Call to Return
Hosea 11:12-12:14
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