Hosea 11:12-12:2

The Voice

¹²Eternal One: Ephraim has surrounded Me with lies.
        The people of Israel surround Me with their weapons of deceit.
    But Judah continues to roam with God,
        even with the faithful Holy One.^[a]

12 Eternal One: Ephraim feeds on the wind.
        He chases the hot east wind all day long.
    He’s becoming more and more deceitful and violent.
        They’ve abandoned their covenant to make an alliance with Assyria,
        trading oil for favor from Egypt.

As Israel pursues what she cannot obtain, she becomes entangled in affairs of other nations.

²The Eternal has charges to bring against Judah;
He’ll punish the nation of Jacob for the way he’s acting
and pay him back for the things he’s done.