Hosea 12:7-11
New American Standard Bible
7 A [a]merchant, in whose hands are fraudulent (A)balances,
Loves to exploit.
8 And Ephraim said, “I have certainly become (B)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(C)No wrongdoing, which would be sin.”
9 But I have been the Lord your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you (D)live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
10 I have also spoken to the (E)prophets,
And I [b]provided many visions,
And through the prophets I spoke in (F)parables.
11 Is there injustice in Gilead?
Certainly they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, (G)their altars are like stone heaps
Beside the furrows of a field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:7 Or Canaanite
- Hosea 12:10 Lit multiplied the vision
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.
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