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A [a]merchant, in whose hands are deceptive (A)balances,
He loves to oppress.
And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become (B)rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(C)No iniquity, which would be sin.”
But I have been Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you (D)settle in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
10 And I have spoken to the (E)prophets,
And I [b]made visions abound,
And by the hand of the prophets I gave (F)parables.
11 Is there wickedness in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
Yes, (G)their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:7 Or Canaanite
  2. Hosea 12:10 Lit multiplied the vision

The trader, in his hand are scales of deceit;[a]
    he loves to oppress.
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.
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.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:7 Or “false balances”
  2. Hosea 12:8 Or “I found”
  3. Hosea 12:9 Or “from”
  4. Hosea 12:10 Hebrew “revelation”