Hosea 12

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ephraim herds the wind, and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a bargain with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.	1 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.
2 The LORD has an indictment against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and requite him according to his deeds.	2 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.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he strove with God.	3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed, he wept and sought his favor. He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with him --	4 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.
5 the LORD the God of hosts, the LORD is his name:	5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
6 "So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God."	6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.
7 A trader, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.	7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.
8 Ephraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself": but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.	8 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.”
9 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.	9 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.
10 I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.	10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.
11 If there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to nought; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.	11 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.
12 (Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.)	12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.
13 By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.	13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.
14 Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his LORD will leave his bloodguilt upon him, and will turn back upon him his reproaches.	14 Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.