Hosea 12:7-11
English Standard Version
7 A merchant, in whose hands are (A)false balances,
he loves (B)to oppress.
8 Ephraim 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.
Hosea 12:7-11
Lexham English Bible
7 The trader, in his hand are scales of deceit;[a]
he loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, “Surely, I am rich,
I gained[b] wealth for myself;
in all my toil they have not found guilt in me
that is sin.
9 But I am Yahweh your God
since[c] the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
like the days of the appointed festival.
10 I spoke to the prophets;
I myself multiplied revelations[d]
and through the hand of the prophets I will destroy.
11 If in Gilead there is evil,
surely they will come to nothing.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
also their altars will be like stone heaps
on furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:7 Or “false balances”
- Hosea 12:8 Or “I found”
- Hosea 12:9 Or “from”
- Hosea 12:10 Hebrew “revelation”
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