Hosea 12

²The Lord has an indictment against Judah,

and will punish Jacob according to his ways,

and repay him according to his deeds.

³In the womb he tried to supplant his brother,

and in his manhood he strove with God.

⁴He strove with the angel and prevailed,

he wept and sought his favor;

he met him at Bethel,

and there he spoke with him.

⁵The Lord the God of hosts,

the Lord is his name!

⁶But as for you, return to your God,

hold fast to love and justice,

and wait continually for your God.

⁷A trader, in whose hands are false balances,

he loves to oppress.

⁸Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich,

I have gained wealth for myself;

in all of my gain

no offense has been found in me

that would be sin.”

⁹I am the Lord your God

from the land of Egypt;

I will make you live in tents again,

as in the days of the appointed festival.

¹⁰I spoke to the prophets;

it was I who multiplied visions,

and through the prophets I will bring destruction.

¹¹In Gilead there is iniquity,

they shall surely come to nothing.

In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,

so their altars shall be like stone heaps

on the furrows of the field.

¹²Jacob fled to the land of Aram,

there Israel served for a wife,

and for a wife he guarded sheep.

¹³By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,

and by a prophet he was guarded.

¹⁴Ephraim has given bitter offense,

so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him

and pay him back for his insults.