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| 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. | Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. | Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil 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. | Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him. | The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts. | ||
| 3. | He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: | In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God. | In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting 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; | Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us, | He had a fight with the angel and overcame him; he made request for grace to him with weeping; he came face to face with him in Beth-el and there his words came to him; | ||
| 5. | Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. | even Yahweh, the God of Armies; Yahweh is his name of renown! | Even the Lord, the God of armies; the Lord is his name. | ||
| 6. | Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. | Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God. | So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God. | ||
| 7. | He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. | A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud. | As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways. | ||
| 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. | Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin." | And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me. | ||
| 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. | "But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast. | But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will give you tents for your living-places again as in the days of the holy meeting. | ||
| 10. | I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. | I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables. | My word came to the ears of the prophets and I gave them visions in great number, and by the mouths of the prophets I made use of comparisons. | ||
| 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. | If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field. | In Gilead there is evil. They are quite without value; in Gilgal they make offerings of oxen; truly their altars are like masses of stones in the hollows of a ploughed field. | ||
| 12. | And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. | Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds. | And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant 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. | By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved. | And by a prophet the Lord made Israel come up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe. | ||
| 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. | Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord{The word translated "Lord" is "Adonai."} will repay his contempt. | I have been bitterly moved to wrath by Ephraim; so that his blood will be on him, and the Lord will make his shame come back on him. | ||