1<\/sup>Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.<\/span> <\/p>\n