| 12:1 |
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. |
| 12:2 |
Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him. |
| 12:3 |
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God. |
| 12:4 |
Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us, |
| 12:5 |
even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown! |
| 12:6 |
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God. |
| 12:7 |
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud. |
| 12:8 |
Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin." |
| 12:9 |
"But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast. |
| 12:10 |
I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables. |
| 12:11 |
If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field. |
| 12:12 |
Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds. |
| 12:13 |
By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved. |
| 12:14 |
Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt. |
