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Hosea 11:12-12:14 — Israel's Sin

Hos.11.12-12.14

¹²Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; Judah still wanders with God and is faithful with the Holy One.

Chapter 12

¹Ephraim shepherds the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and devastation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt. ²The LORD has an indictment against Judah, and he will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him. ³In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he struggled with God. ⁴He struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor. At Bethel he found him, and there he spoke with us— ⁵the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is his memorial name. ⁶So return to your God; keep steadfast love and justice, and wait continually for your God. ⁷A merchant has deceptive scales in his hand; he loves to oppress. ⁸Ephraim says, ‘Surely I have become rich; I have found wealth for myself. In all my gains they will find no iniquity in me that would be sin.’ ⁹But 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 . ¹⁰I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets I spoke in parables . ¹¹If Gilead is wickedness, surely they have become nothing. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field. ¹²Jacob fled to the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept watch over sheep. ¹³By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded. ¹⁴Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger; so his bloodguilt will be left on him, and his Lord will repay him for his reproach.

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4/11/2026

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