Hosea 12:1-14 KJV11 - Bible AI

¹Ephraim669 feedeth7462 on wind7307, and followeth7291 after the east wind6921: he daily3117 increaseth7235 lies3577 and desolation7701; and they do make3772 a covenant1285 with the Assyrians804, and oil8081 is carried2986 into Egypt4714.

²The LORD3068 hath also a controversy7379 with Judah3063, and will punish6485 Jacob3290 according to his ways1870; according to his doings4611 will he recompense7725 him. punish: Heb. visit upon

³He took his brother251 by the heel6117 in the womb990, and by his strength202 he had power8280 with God430: had: Heb. was a prince, or, behaved himself princely

⁴Yea, he had power7786 over the angel4397, and prevailed3201: he wept1058, and made supplication2603 unto him: he found4672 him in Bethel1008, and there he spake1696 with us;

⁵Even the LORD3068 God430 of hosts6635; the LORD3068 is his memorial2143.

⁶Therefore turn7725 thou to thy God430: keep8104 mercy2617 and judgment4941, and wait6960 on thy God430 continually8548.

⁷He is a merchant3667, the balances3976 of deceit4820 are in his hand3027: he loveth157 to oppress6231. a merchant: or, Canaan oppress: or, deceive

⁸And Ephraim669 said559, Yet I am become rich6238, I have found me out4672 substance202: in all my labours3018 they shall find4672 none iniquity5771 in me that were sin2399. in all: or, all my labours suffice me not: he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin that: Heb. which

⁹And I that am the LORD3068 thy God430 from the land776 of Egypt4714 will yet make thee to dwell3427 in tabernacles168, as in the days3117 of the solemn feast4150.

¹⁰I have also spoken1696 by the prophets5030, and I have multiplied7235 visions2377, and used similitudes1819, by the ministry3027 of the prophets5030. ministry: Heb. hand

¹¹Is there iniquity205 in Gilead1568? surely they are vanity7723: they sacrifice2076 bullocks7794 in Gilgal1537; yea, their altars4196 are as heaps1530 in the furrows8525 of the fields7704.

¹²And Jacob3290 fled1272 into the country7704 of Syria758, and Israel3478 served5647 for a wife802, and for a wife802 he kept8104 sheep.

¹³And by a prophet5030 the LORD3068 brought5927 Israel3478 out of Egypt4714, and by a prophet5030 was he preserved8104.

¹⁴Ephraim669 provoked him to anger3707 most bitterly8563: therefore shall he leave5203 his blood1818 upon him, and his reproach2781 shall his Lord113 return7725 unto him. most: Heb. with bitternesses blood: Heb. bloods