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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’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 in his strength he struggled with God.
And in his strength he struggled 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.
Yes, 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 —
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in Bethel,
And there He spoke to us —
That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His memorable name.
The Lord is His memorable name.
the Lord, the God of hosts,
the Lord is his memorial name:
the Lord is his memorial name:
So 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.
“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.”
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.
he loves to oppress.
And 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.’
‘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.’
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.”
“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.
Ever since the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed 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 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.
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.
Jacob fled to the country of Syria;
Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep.
Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended 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.
By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved.
And by a prophet he was 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.