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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.
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’s Indictment of Israel and Judah
The Lord has an indictment against Judah
and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
he will repay him according to his deeds.
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.
and in his manhood he strove with God.
Even in the womb,
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.
the Lord, the God of hosts,
the Lord is his memorial name:
the Lord is his memorial name:
the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies,
the LORD is his name!
the LORD is his name!
“So you, by the help of your God, return,
hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”
hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”
So now, come back to your God.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.
he loves to oppress.
But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales —
they love to cheat.
selling from dishonest scales —
they love to cheat.
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 have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
Israel boasts, “I am rich!
I’ve made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”
I’ve made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”
I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.
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.
it was I who multiplied visions,
and through the prophets gave parables.
I sent my prophets to warn you
with many visions and parables.”
with many visions and 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.
they shall surely come to nothing:
in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
their altars also are like stone heaps
on the furrows of the field.
But the people of Gilead are worthless
because of their idol worship.
And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls;
their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone
along the edges of a plowed field.
because of their idol worship.
And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls;
their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone
along the edges of a plowed field.
Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
there Israel served for a wife,
and for a wife he guarded sheep.
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.
and by a prophet he was guarded.