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A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and pursueth after the east wind: all day long he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Ephraim Reminded
Ephraim feeds on wind,
And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.
Ephraim feeds on wind,
And pursues the east wind continually;
He multiplies lies and violence.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with Assyria,
And oil is carried to Egypt.
Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and he will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
The LORD also has a dispute with Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
He will repay him according to his deeds.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God.
In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he contended with God.
And in his maturity he contended with God.
Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and sought His favor.
He found Him at Bethel
And there He spoke with us,
He wept and sought His favor.
He found Him at Bethel
And there He spoke with us,
-- even Jehovah, the God of hosts, -- Jehovah is his memorial.
Even the LORD, the God of hosts,
The LORD is His name.
The LORD is His name.
And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
Therefore, return to your God,
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.
[He is] a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress.
He loves to oppress.
And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless 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 Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
No iniquity, which would be sin.”
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
No iniquity, which would be sin.”
But I [that am] Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt will again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
But I have been the LORD your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
I will make you live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
And I have spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by means of the prophets have I used similitudes.
I have also spoken to the prophets,
And I gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave parables.
And I gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave parables.
If Gilead is iniquity, surely they are but vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
Is there iniquity in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].
Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram,
And Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
And Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.
And by a prophet he was kept.