Hosea 12:7-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 A trader in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.(A)
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich;
I have gained wealth for myself;
in all of my gain
no offense has been found in me
that would be sin.”[a](B)
9 I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
as in the days of the appointed festival.(C)
10 I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied visions,
and through the prophets I will bring destruction.(D)
11 In[b] Gilead there is iniquity;
they shall surely come to nothing.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
so their altars shall be like stone heaps
on the furrows of the field.(E)
Hosea 12:7-11
Revised Standard Version
7 A trader, in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.
8 E′phraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich,
I have gained wealth for myself”;
but all his riches can never offset[a]
the guilt he has incurred.
9 I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.
10 I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied visions,
and through the prophets gave parables.
11 If there is iniquity in Gilead
they shall surely come to nought;
if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
their altars also shall be like stone heaps
on the furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:8 Cn Compare Gk: Heb obscure
Hosea 12:7-11
New International Version
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales(A)
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim 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.”
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