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A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob
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.
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.
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 hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
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.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
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.
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.
the Lord, the God of hosts,
the Lord is his memorial name:
the Lord is his memorial name:
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
“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.”
He is a merchant, the 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 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.
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.”
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 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 have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
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.
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.
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.
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
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.
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was guarded.
and by a prophet he was guarded.