Ephraim{H669} feedeth{H7462} on wind,{H7307} and followeth{H7291} after the east wind:{H6921} he continually{H3117} multiplieth{H7235} lies{H3577} and desolation;{H7701} and they make{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with Assyria,{H804} and oil{H8081} is carried{H2986} into Egypt.{H4714}

Jehovah{H3068} hath also a controversy{H7379} with Judah,{H3063} and will punish{H6485} Jacob{H3290} according to his ways;{H1870} according to his doings{H4611} will he recompense{H7725} him.

In the womb{H990} he took his brother{H251} by the heel;{H6117} and in his manhood{H202} he had power{H8280} with God:{H430}

yea, he had power{H7786} over the angel,{H4397} and prevailed;{H3201} he wept,{H1058} and made supplication{H2603} unto him: he found{H4672} him at Beth-el,{H1008} and there he spake{H1696} with us,

even Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of hosts;{H6635} Jehovah{H3068} is his memorial{H2143} [name].

Therefore turn{H7725} thou to thy God:{H430} keep{H8104} kindness{H2617} and justice,{H4941} and wait{H6960} for thy God{H430} continually.{H8548}

[He is] a trafficker,{H3667} the balances{H3976} of deceit{H4820} are in his hand:{H3027} he loveth{H157} to oppress.{H6231}

And Ephraim{H669} said,{H559} Surely I am become rich,{H6238} I have found me{H4672} wealth:{H202} in all my labors{H3018} they shall find{H4672} in me no iniquity{H5771} that were sin.{H2399}

But I am Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} from the land{H776} of Egypt;{H4714} I will yet again make thee to dwell{H3427} in tents,{H168} as in the days{H3117} of the solemn feast.{H4150}

I have also spoken{H1696} unto the prophets,{H5030} and I have multiplied{H7235} visions;{H2377} and by the ministry{H3027} of the prophets{H5030} have I used similitudes.{H1819}

Is Gilead{H1568} iniquity?{H205} they are altogether false;{H7723} in Gilgal{H1537} they sacrifice{H2076} bullocks;{H7794} yea, their altars{H4196} are as heaps{H1530} in the furrows{H8525} of the field.{H7704}

And Jacob{H3290} fled{H1272} into the field{H7704} of Aram,{H758} and Israel{H3478} served{H5647} for a wife,{H802} and for a wife{H802} he kept{H8104} [sheep].

And by a prophet{H5030} Jehovah{H3068} brought{H5927} Israel{H3478} up out of Egypt,{H4714} and by a prophet{H5030} was he preserved.{H8104}

Ephraim{H669} hath provoked to anger{H3707} most bitterly:{H8563} therefore shall his blood{H1818} be left{H5203} upon him, and his reproach{H2781} shall his Lord{H113} return{H7725} unto him.