Chapter 12
- 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.
- The Lord has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds.
- In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.
- He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there Elohim spoke with us—
- the Adonai, the Elohim of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name:
- So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
- A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.
- Ephraim has said, Ah, but I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.
- I am the Adonai your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.
- I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.
- 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.
- Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.
- By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.
- Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.