12:1 Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.
12:2 The Lord has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds.
12:3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.
12:4 He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favour. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with us—
12:5 the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name:
12:6 “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”
12:7 A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.
12:8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labours they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
12:9 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.
12:10 I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.
12:11 If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.
12:12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.
12:13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.
12:14 Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.
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