God’s Case against Jacob’s Heirs
and pursues the east wind. d
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria, e
and olive oil is carried to Egypt. f
2 The LORD also has a dispute with Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; g
he will repay him based on his actions.
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, h
and as an adult he wrestled with God. i
4 Jacob struggled with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor. j
He found him at Bethel, k
and there he spoke with him. H,l
5 The LORD is the God of Armies;
the LORD is his name. m
6 But you must return to your God. n
Maintain love and justice, o
and always put your hope in God. p
7 A merchant loves to extort q
with dishonest scales in his hands. r
“How rich I have become; s
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any iniquity in me t
that I can be punished for! ” I
Judgment on Apostate Israel
9 I have been the LORD your God
ever since J the land of Egypt. u
I will make you live in tents again, v
as in the festival days.
10 I will speak through the prophets w
and grant many visions;
I will give parables through the prophets. x
11 Since Gilead is full of evil, y
they will certainly come to nothing.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal; z
even their altars will be like piles of rocks a
on the furrows of a field.
Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs
12 Jacob fled to the territory of Aram. b
Israel worked to earn a wife; c
he tended flocks for a wife. d
13 The LORD brought Israel from Egypt by a prophet, e
and Israel was tended by a prophet.
14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, f
so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him g
and repay him for his contempt. h