A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob 1 CPDV Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt. BSB BSB: Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
2 CPDV Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions. BSB BSB: The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
3 CPDV In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel. BSB BSB: In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
4 CPDV And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us. BSB BSB: Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
5 CPDV And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial. BSB BSB: the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.
6 CPDV And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always. BSB BSB: But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
7 CPDV Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations. BSB BSB: A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
8 CPDV And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.” BSB BSB: And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
9 CPDV And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast. BSB BSB: 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.
10 CPDV And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets. BSB BSB: I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
11 CPDV If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field. BSB BSB: Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.
12 CPDV Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife. BSB BSB: Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.
13 CPDV Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet. BSB BSB: But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
14 CPDV Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness. BSB BSB: Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.