1 “ Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.

¶ Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind; he daily increases lies and desolation because they made a covenant with the Assyrians, and the oil is carried into Egypt.

2 “ The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.

The LORD also has a controversy with Judah to visit Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

3 H e took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and with his strength he overcame the angel;

4 Y es, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us—

yea, he dominated the angel and prevailed; he wept and made supplication unto him; he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us;

5 T hat is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name.

but the LORD is God of the hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

6 S o you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.

Therefore be thou converted unto thy God; keep mercy and judgment, and in thy God wait continually.

7 “ A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.

¶ He is a merchant who has the balances of deceit in his hand; he loves to oppress.

8 A nd Ephraim said, ‘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.’

And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich, I have found riches for myself; no one shall find iniquity in me, nor sin in all my labours.

9 “ But I am the Lord your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast.

But I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet make thee to dwell in tents as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.”

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the hand of the prophets.

11 T hough Gilead has idols— Surely they are vanity— Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.

Is Gilead iniquity? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

12 J acob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.

But Jacob fled into the land of Aram, and Israel served for his wife, and for his wife he was a pastor.

13 B y a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

14 E phraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him.

Ephraim provoked God to anger with bitterness: therefore his blood shall be spilled upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord repay unto him.