1Ephraim feeds
on awind
, And pursues
the beast
wind
continually
; He multiplies
lies
and violence
. Moreover, 2he makes
a covenant
with Assyria
, And oil
is carried
to Egypt
.
The LORD also has a adispute
with Judah
, And will punish
Jacob
baccording to his ways
; He will repay
him according to his deeds
.
In the womb he atook
his brother
by the heel
, And in his maturity
he bcontended
with God
.
Yes, he wrestled with the angel
and prevailed
; He wept
and asought
His favor
. He found
Him at bBethel
And there
He spoke
with us,
Even the LORD, the God
of hosts
, The LORD
is His 1 aname
.
Therefore, areturn to your God
, bObserve
1kindness
and justice
, And cwait
for your God
continually
.
A 1merchant, in whose hands
are false
abalances
, He loves
to oppress
.
And Ephraim said
, "Surely
I have become
arich
, I have found
wealth
for myself; In all
my labors
they will find
in me bNo
iniquity
, which
would be sin
."
But I have been the LORD your God
since
the land
of Egypt
; I will make you alive
in tents
again
, As in the days
of the appointed
festival
.
I have also spoken to the aprophets
, And I 1gave
numerous
visions
, And through
the prophets
I gave
bparables
.
Is there iniquity in Gilead
? Surely
they are worthless
. In Gilgal
they sacrifice
bulls
, Yes
, atheir altars
are like the stone
heaps
Beside
the furrows
of the field
.
Now aJacob fled
to the 1land
of Aram
, And bIsrael
worked
for a wife
, And for a wife
he kept
sheep.
But by a aprophet the LORD
brought
Israel
from Egypt
, And by a prophet
he was kept
.
aEphraim has provoked
to bitter
anger
; So his Lord
will leave
his bbloodguilt
on him And bring
back
his creproach
to him.