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¹ Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind; all the day he multiplies lies and ruin. And they cut a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.² Jehovah also has a quarrel with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.³ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he contended with God.⁴ Yes, he wept and pleaded to Him, and he contended with the Angel and overcame. He found us at Bethel, and He spoke with us there,⁵ even Jehovah, the God of Hosts. Jehovah is His memorial.⁶ For this reason, you return to your God; keep kindness and judgment, and call on your God continually.

⁷ He is a merchant; the scales of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress.⁸ And Ephraim said, I am rich; I have found much wealth for myself. In all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.⁹ And I am Jehovah, your God from the land of Egypt; yet I will make you live in tents, as in the days of meeting.¹⁰ I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the hand of the prophets use parables.¹¹ Is Gilead evil? Surely they have been vanity. They sacrificed bulls in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.¹² And Jacob fled into the field of Syria, and Israel served for a wife; yea, he shepherded for a wife.¹³ And by a prophet Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe.¹⁴ Ephraim has provoked Me to anger most bitterly. And He shall leave his blood to him, and his Lord shall turn his reproach to him.