“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. 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. 3 He took his brother by
the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 4 Yea,
he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made
supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with
us; 5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD [is] his memorial. 6
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy
God continually.”
“7 [He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he
loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have
found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none
iniquity in me that [were] sin. 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. 10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I
have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the
prophets. 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. 12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria,
and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep]. 13 And by
a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he
preserved. 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.” (Hosea 12:1-14 AV)