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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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies,
the LORD is his name!
the LORD is his name!
Even the LORD, the God of hosts,
The LORD is His name.
The LORD is His name.
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.
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.
But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales —
they love to cheat.
selling from dishonest scales —
they love to cheat.
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress.
He loves to oppress.
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!”
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 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.
I sent my prophets to warn you
with many visions and parables.”
with many visions and parables.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.
And by a prophet he was kept.