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| 1. Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt. | |
| 2. The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him. | |
| 3. He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God. | |
| 4. Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us-- | |
| 5. That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name. | |
| 6. So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually. | |
| 7. A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress. | |
| 8. And Ephraim said, 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.' | |
| 9. But I am the Lord your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast. | |
| 10. I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets." | |
| 11. Though Gilead has idols-- Surely they are vanity-- Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field. | |
| 12. Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep. | |
| 13. By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved. | |
| 14. Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him. |
| Verse | |
| 1. Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt. | |
| 2. The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him. | |
| 3. He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God. | |
| 4. Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us-- | |
| 5. That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name. | |
| 6. So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually. | |
| 7. A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress. | |
| 8. And Ephraim said, 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.' | |
| 9. But I am the Lord your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast. | |
| 10. I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets." | |
| 11. Though Gilead has idols-- Surely they are vanity-- Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field. | |
| 12. Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep. | |
| 13. By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved. | |
| 14. Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him. |