Hosea 12:7-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁷ A ^[a]merchant, in whose hands are false ^(A)balances,
He loves to oppress.
⁸ And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become ^(B)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
^(C)No iniquity, which would be sin.”
⁹ But I have been the Lord your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you ^(D)live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
¹⁰ I have also spoken to the ^(E)prophets,
And I ^[b]gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave ^(F)parables.
¹¹ Is there iniquity in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, ^(G)their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.