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A trader in whose hands are false balances,
    he loves to oppress.(A)
Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich;
    I have gained wealth for myself;
in all of my gain
    no offense has been found in me
    that would be sin.”[a](B)
I am the Lord your God
    from the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
    as in the days of the appointed festival.(C)

10 I spoke to the prophets;
    it was I who multiplied visions,
    and through the prophets I will bring destruction.(D)
11 In[b] Gilead there is iniquity;
    they shall surely come to nothing.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
    so their altars shall be like stone heaps
    on the furrows of the field.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 12.11 Syr: Heb If

A trader, in whose hands are false balances,
    he loves to oppress.
E′phraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich,
    I have gained wealth for myself”;
but all his riches can never offset[a]
    the guilt he has incurred.
I am the Lord your God
    from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
    as in the days of the appointed feast.

10 I spoke to the prophets;
    it was I who multiplied visions,
    and through the prophets gave parables.
11 If there is iniquity in Gilead
    they shall surely come to nought;
if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
    their altars also shall be like stone heaps
    on the furrows of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:8 Cn Compare Gk: Heb obscure