Hosea 12:7-11

New American Standard Bible

⁷A ^[a]merchant, in whose hands are fraudulent ^(A)balances,
Loves to exploit.
⁸And Ephraim said, “I have certainly become ^(B)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
^(C)No wrongdoing, which would be sin.”
⁹But 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.
¹⁰I have also spoken to the ^(E)prophets,
And I ^[b]provided many visions,
And through the prophets I spoke in ^(F)parables.
¹¹Is there injustice in Gilead?
Certainly they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, ^(G)their altars are like stone heaps
Beside the furrows of a field.

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Footnotes

Hosea 12:7 Or Canaanite
Hosea 12:10 Lit multiplied the vision

Hosea 12:7-11

English Standard Version

⁷A merchant, in whose hands are ^(A)false balances,
    he loves ^(B)to oppress.
⁸Ephraim has said, “Ah, but ^(C)I am rich;
    I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors ^(D)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
⁹^(E)I am the Lord your God
    from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you ^(F)dwell in tents,
    as in the days of the appointed feast.

¹⁰^(G)I spoke to the prophets;
    it was I who multiplied ^(H)visions,
    and through the prophets gave parables.
¹¹^(I)If there is iniquity in Gilead,
    they shall surely come to nothing:
^(J)in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
    ^(K)their altars also are like stone heaps
    ^(L)on the furrows of the field.

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Hosea 12:7-11

New International Version

⁷The merchant uses dishonest scales^(A)
    and loves to defraud.
⁸Ephraim boasts,^(B)
    “I am very rich; I have become wealthy.^(C)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
    any iniquity or sin.”

⁹“I have been the Lord your God
    ever since you came out of Egypt;^(D)
I will make you live in tents^(E) again,
    as in the days of your appointed festivals.
¹⁰I spoke to the prophets,
    gave them many visions
    and told parables^(F) through them.”^(G)

¹¹Is Gilead wicked?^(H)
    Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?^(I)
    Their altars will be like piles of stones
    on a plowed field.^(J)