Hosea 12

1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.KJRV — Hosea 12:1

2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.KJRV — Hosea 12:2

3 He took his brother by the (Genesis 25:26) heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:KJRV — Hosea 12:3

4 Yea, he had power (Genesis 32:26) over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake (Genesis 35:10) with us;KJRV — Hosea 12:4

5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. (Exodus 3:15; Psalms 135:13)KJRV — Hosea 12:5

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.KJRV — Hosea 12:6

7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.KJRV — Hosea 12:7

8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, (1 Corinthians 4:8; Revelation 3:17) I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.KJRV — Hosea 12:8

9 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.KJRV — Hosea 12:9

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.KJRV — Hosea 12:10

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.KJRV — Hosea 12:11

12 And Jacob fled (Genesis 29:1) into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.KJRV — Hosea 12:12

13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.KJRV — Hosea 12:13

14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return unto him.KJRV — Hosea 12:14