A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob 1 WBS Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily multiplieth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried 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 WBS The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense 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 WBS He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: BSB BSB: In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
4 WBS Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Beth-el, 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 WBS Even 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 WBS Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. BSB BSB: But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
7 WBS He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.BSB BSB: A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
8 WBS And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found for myself substance: in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that were 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 WBS And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn 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 WBS I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets. BSB BSB: I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
11 WBS Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yes, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.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 WBS And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, 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 WBS And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. BSB BSB: But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
14 WBS Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore will he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach will his Lord return to him. BSB BSB: Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.