Hosea 12
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Israël al vele malen door God gewaarschuwd
12 ‘Israël heeft Mij omringd met leugens en Mij bedrogen. Maar Juda heeft nog een band met Mij en blijft Mij, de Heilige, nog trouw. 2 Israël hoedt de wind en jaagt de hele dag de droge oostenwind na. Om hulp te krijgen, geeft zij geschenken aan Assyrië en Egypte, maar in ruil daarvoor ontvangt zij alleen maar waardeloze beloften.
3 Maar de Here gaat ook tegen Juda een proces beginnen. Jakob zal eveneens een terechte straf krijgen voor zijn wandaden. 4 Bij zijn geboorte vocht hij met zijn broer en als volwassen man streed hij tegen God. 5 Ja, hij worstelde met de Engel en won. Onder tranen smeekte hij Hem om zijn zegen. Daar in Betel heeft hij God ontmoet. En God sprak met hem. 6 De Here, de God van de hemelse legers die Here heet, sprak met hem. 7 Ga toch terug naar God. Laat uw leven leiden door het principe van de liefde en rechtvaardigheid. En verwacht altijd veel van Hem die uw God is.
8 Maar, nee, mijn volk gedraagt zich als een slimme handelaar die valse gewichten gebruikt. Afpersen is hun lust en leven. 9 Israël verklaart trots: “Kijk eens hoe rijk ik ben! Allemaal eigenhandig verdiend!” Maar rijkdom kan geen tegenwicht vormen voor uw zonden.
10 Ik ben dezelfde Here, dezelfde God die u verloste uit de slavernij in Egypte. En Ik zal u weer in tenten laten wonen, zoals u elk jaar doet tijdens het Loofhuttenfeest. 11 Ik stuurde mijn profeten om u te waarschuwen door visioenen en gelijkenissen.’ 12 Maar de zonde van Gilgal tiert nog welig. Lange rijen altaren, opgesteld als voren in een veld, worden gebruikt om te offeren aan de afgoden. En ook Gilead is vol dwazen die afgoden aanbidden.
13 Jakob vluchtte naar Aram en kreeg zijn vrouw door te werken als schapenhoeder. 14 Daarna leidde de Here zijn volk uit Egypte door een profeet die hen aanvoerde en beschermde.
15 Israël heeft de Here diep gekrenkt en daarom zal de Here haar bloedschuld niet wegnemen, als vergelding voor haar zonden.
Hosea 12
New King James Version
Ephraim’s Sins Rebuked by God
12 “Ephraim (A)feeds on the wind,
And pursues the east wind;
He daily increases lies and [a]desolation.
(B)Also they make a [b]covenant with the Assyrians,
And (C)oil is carried to Egypt.
2 “The(D) Lord also brings a [c]charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.
3 He took his brother (E)by the heel in the womb,
And in his strength he (F)struggled with God.
4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (G)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
5 That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His (H)memorable name.
6 (I)So you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.
7 “A cunning [d]Canaanite!
(J)Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said,
(K)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
9 “But I am the Lord your God,
Ever since the land of Egypt;
(L)I will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast.
10 (M)I have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given [e]symbols [f]through the witness of the prophets.”
11 Though (N)Gilead has idols—
Surely they are [g]vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in (O)Gilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
12 Jacob (P)fled to the country of Syria;
(Q)Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep.
13 (R)By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved.
14 Ephraim (S)provoked Him to anger most bitterly;
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
(T)And return his reproach upon him.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:1 ruin
- Hosea 12:1 Or treaty
- Hosea 12:2 A legal complaint
- Hosea 12:7 Or merchant
- Hosea 12:10 Or parables
- Hosea 12:10 Lit. by the hand
- Hosea 12:11 worthless
Hosea 12
English Standard Version
12 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues (A)the east wind all day long;
they multiply (B)falsehood and violence;
(C)they make a covenant with Assyria,
and (D)oil is carried to Egypt.
The Lord's Indictment of Israel and Judah
2 (E)The Lord has an indictment against Judah
and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
he will repay him according to his deeds.
3 (F)In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
(G)He met God[a] at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—
5 the Lord, the God of hosts,
(H)the Lord is his memorial name:
6 “So you, (I)by the help of your God, return,
(J)hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”
7 A merchant, in whose hands are (K)false balances,
he loves (L)to oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but (M)I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors (N)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
9 (O)I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you (P)dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.
10 (Q)I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied (R)visions,
and through the prophets gave parables.
11 (S)If there is iniquity in Gilead,
they shall surely come to nothing:
(T)in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
(U)their altars also are like stone heaps
(V)on the furrows of the field.
12 (W)Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
there Israel (X)served for a wife,
and for a wife he guarded sheep.
13 By (Y)a prophet (Z)the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was guarded.
14 (AA)Ephraim has given bitter provocation;
so his Lord (AB)will leave his bloodguilt on him
(AC)and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:4 Hebrew him
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