A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob 1 ULT Ephraim is feeding on wind and pursuing the east- wind all the day. He multiplies lies and destruction. And they cut a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to 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 ULT And a dispute{ is} to Yahweh with Judah, and to punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay to him. 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 ULT In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he struggled with God. BSB BSB: In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
4 ULT And he struggled with an angel and prevailed. He wept and begged favor of him. At Bethel he found him, and there he spoke with 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 ULT And Yahweh, the God of Armies— Yahweh{ is} his memorial name. BSB BSB: the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.
6 ULT And you, by your God you must return. Keep covenant faithfulness and justice, and wait for your God continually. BSB BSB: But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
7 ULT A merchant— in his hand{ are} scales of deceit— he loves to oppress. BSB BSB: A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
8 ULT And Ephraim said,“Surely I have become rich; I have found wealth for myself. All of my labors— they will not find iniquity in me that{ would be} sin.” 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 ULT “And I{ am} Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will make you dwell in tents again, as in the days of the appointed festival. 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 ULT And I spoke through the prophets, and I, I multiplied visions, and by the hand of the prophets I gave parables.” BSB BSB: I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
11 ULT If Gilead{ is} iniquity, surely they have become worthlessness. In Gilgal, they sacrifice bulls; even their altars{ will be} like heaps on the furrows 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 ULT And Jacob fled{ to} the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept{ sheep}. BSB BSB: Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.
13 ULT And by a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept. BSB BSB: But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
14 ULT Ephraim has provoked bitternesses, and his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will return his reproach to him. BSB BSB: Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.