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Chapter 12
1
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Ephraim[H669] feeds[H7462] on[H1004] wind,[H7307] and[H3063] chases[H7291] the[H5437] east[H6921] wind.[H7307] He[H1004] continually[H8548] multiplies[H7235] lies[H3585] and[H3063] desolation.[H8077] They[H4820] make[H5437] a[H3478] covenant[H1285] with[H5973] Assyria,[H804] and[H3063] oil[H8081] is[H3478] carried[H3478] into[H3063] Egypt.[H4714]
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Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
Yahweh[H3068] also[H3117] has[H3117] a[H3772] controversy[H7379] with[H5973] Judah,[H3063] and[H3117] will[H4714] punish[H6485] Jacob[H3290] according[H5921] to[H3117] his[H3605] ways;[H1870] according[H5921] to[H3117] his[H3605] deeds[H4714] he[H3117] will[H4714] repay[H7999] him.[H5973]
3
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
In[H5921] the[H5921] womb[H7358] he[H3068] took[H6485] his[H3068] brother[H251] by[H5921] the[H5921] heel,[H6119] and[H3063] in[H5921] his[H3068] manhood[H979] he[H3068] contended[H7379] with[H5973] God.[H3068]
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Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
Indeed,[H3588] he[H834] struggled[H7533] with[H8280] the[H3605] angel,[H4397] and[H3967] prevailed;[H1396] he[H834] wept,[H1058] and[H3967] made[H6213] supplication[H8467] to[H413] him.[H5414] He[H834] found[H4672] him[H5414] at[H3427] Bethel,[H1008] and[H3967] there[H8033] he[H834] spoke[H1696] with[H8280] us —[H5414]
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even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown!
even[H1571] Yahweh,[H3068] the[H1696] God[H1008] of[H4397] Armies.[H6635] Yahweh[H3068] is[H8033] his[H4672] name[H8034] of[H4397] renown![H8034]
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Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
Therefore[H3068] turn[H7725] to[H3068] your[H3068] God.[H3068] Keep[H8104] kindness[H2617] and[H3068] justice,[H4941] and[H3068] wait[H693] continually[H3068] for[H3068] your[H3068] God.[H3068]
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A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
A[H7725] merchant[H7402] has[H4941] dishonest[H1215] scales[H3976] in[H7725] his[H8104] hand.[H3027] He[H7725] loves[H157] to[H7725] defraud.[H5186]
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Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich. I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
Ephraim[H669] said,[H559] “Surely[H4191] I[H3027] have[H3027] become[H3027] rich.[H6223] I[H3027] have[H3027] found[H4672] myself[H589] wealth.[H2428] In[H3027] all[H3605] my[H3027] wealth[H2428] they[H3027] won’t[H3808] find[H4672] in[H3027] me[H3027] any[H3605] iniquity[H5771] that[H3027] is[H3027] sin.”[H2403]
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“But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
But[H3808] I[H3808] am[H1961] Yahweh[H3068] your[H3605] God[H3808] from[H3605] the[H3605] land[H776] of[H3605] Egypt.[H4714] I[H3808] will[H3808] yet[H3808] again[H7725] make[H6213] you[H3605] dwell[H3427] in[H4672] tents,[H168] as[H3605] in[H4672] the[H3605] days[H3117] of[H3605] the[H3605] solemn[H6116] feast.[H2282]
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I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
I[H3117] have[H3068] also[H3068] spoken[H1696] to[H3068] the[H3068] prophets,[H5030] and[H3068] I[H3117] have[H3068] multiplied[H7235] visions;[H2376] and[H3068] by[H3117] the[H3068] ministry[H5656] of[H3068] the[H3068] prophets[H5030] I[H3117] have[H3068] used[H6213] parables.[H4912]
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If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
If[H518] Gilead[H1568] is[H3027] wicked,[H7563] surely[H4191] they[H5921] are[H3027] worthless.[H1100] In[H5921] Gilgal[H1537] they[H5921] sacrifice[H2077] bulls.[H6499] Indeed,[H3588] their[H5921] altars[H4196] are[H3027] like[H1819] heaps[H6194] in[H5921] the[H5921] furrows[H8525] of[H3027] the[H5921] field.[H7704]
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Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.
Jacob[H3290] fled[H5127] into[H5921] the[H5921] country[H7704] of[H7704] Aram.[H758] Israel[H3478] served[H1961] to[H1961] get[H3947] a[H1961] wife.[H802] For[H5921] a[H1961] wife[H802] he[H5921] tended flocks[H6629] and[H4196] herds.[H1241]
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By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
By[H3478] a[H3478] prophet[H5030] Yahweh[H3068] brought[H3478] Israel[H3478] up[H5927] out[H3318] of[H7704] Egypt,[H4714] and[H3478] by[H3478] a[H3478] prophet[H5030] he[H3478] was[H3478] preserved.[H8104]
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Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord[1] will repay his contempt.
Ephraim[H669] has[H3068] bitterly[H4751] provoked[H3707] anger.[H639] Therefore[H3068] his[H8104] blood[H1818] will[H3068] be[H3068] left[H5927] on[H3068] him,[H5927] and[H3478] his[H8104] Lord[H3068] will[H3068] repay[H7999] his[H8104] contempt.[H937]
Chapter
1
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
2
Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
3
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
4
Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,
5
even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown!
6
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
7
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
8
Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich. I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
9
“But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
10
I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.