Ephraim feedeth
on wind
, and followeth
after the east wind
: he daily
increaseth
lies
and desolation
; and they do make
a covenant
with the Assyrians
, and oil
is carried
into Egypt
.
The LORD hath also a controversy
with Judah
, and will punish
Jacob
according to his ways
; according to his doings
will he recompense
him.
He took his brother by the heel
in the womb
, and by his strength
he had power
with God
:
Yea, he had power over the angel
, and prevailed
: he wept
, and made supplication
unto him: he found
him in Bethel
, and there he spake
with us;
Even the LORD God
of hosts
; the LORD
is his memorial
.
Therefore turn thou to thy God
: keep
mercy
and judgment
, and wait
on thy God
continually
.
He is a merchant, the balances
of deceit
are in his hand
: he loveth
to oppress
.
And Ephraim said
, Yet I am become rich
, I have found me out
substance
: in all my labours
they shall find
none iniquity
in me that were sin
.
And I that am the LORD thy God
from the land
of Egypt
will yet make thee to dwell
in tabernacles
, as in the days
of the solemn feast
.
I have also spoken by the prophets
, and I have multiplied
visions
, and used similitudes
, by the ministry
of the prophets
.
Is there iniquity in Gilead
? surely they are vanity
: they sacrifice
bullocks
in Gilgal
; yea, their altars
are as heaps
in the furrows
of the fields
.
And Jacob fled
into the country
of Syria
, and Israel
served
for a wife
, and for a wife
he kept
sheep .
And by a prophet the LORD
brought
Israel
out of Egypt
, and by a prophet
was he preserved
.
Ephraim provoked him to anger
most bitterly
: therefore shall he leave
his blood
upon him, and his reproach
shall his Lord
return
unto him.