1 “Ephraim afeeds on the wind,
And pursues the east wind;
He daily increases lies and1 desolation.
bAlso they make a1 covenant with the Assyrians,
And coil is carried to Egypt.
And pursues the east wind;
He daily increases lies and1 desolation.
bAlso they make a1 covenant with the Assyrians,
And coil is carried to Egypt.
2 “Thea Lord also brings a charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.
4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in aBethel,
And there He spoke to us—
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in aBethel,
And there He spoke to us—
6 aSo you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.
8 And Ephraim said,
a‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
a‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
9 “But I am the Lord your God,
Ever since the land of Egypt;
aI will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast.
Ever since the land of Egypt;
aI will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast.
10 aI have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given1 symbols through the witness of the prophets.”
And have multiplied visions;
I have given1 symbols through the witness of the prophets.”
11 Though aGilead has idols—
Surely they are1 vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in bGilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
Surely they are1 vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in bGilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
14 Ephraim aprovoked Him to anger most bitterly;
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
bAnd return his reproach upon him.
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
bAnd return his reproach upon him.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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