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Oseas 12
La Biblia de las Américas
Oseas 12
La Biblia de las Américas
Efraín reprendido
12 [a]Efraín se alimenta de viento(A),
y persigue sin cesar al solano(B).
Multiplica la mentira y la violencia;
hacen además pacto con Asiria,
y el aceite es llevado a Egipto.
2 El Señor tiene también contienda con Judá(C),
y castigará a Jacob conforme a sus caminos;
conforme a sus obras le pagará(D).
3 En el vientre tomó a su hermano por el calcañar(E),
y en su madurez luchó con Dios(F).
4 Sí, luchó con el ángel y prevaleció,
lloró y le pidió su ayuda(G);
en Betel(H) le encontró,
y allí Él habló con nosotros,
5 sí, el Señor, Dios de los ejércitos,
el Señor es su nombre[b](I).
6 Y tú, vuelve a tu Dios(J),
practica la misericordia[c] y la justicia[d](K),
y espera siempre en[e] tu Dios(L).
7 A un mercader[f], en cuyas manos hay balanzas falsas(M),
le gusta oprimir.
8 Y Efraín ha dicho: Ciertamente me he enriquecido(N),
he adquirido[g] riquezas para mí;
en todos mis trabajos no hallarán en mí
iniquidad alguna que sea pecado(O).
9 Pero yo he sido el Señor tu Dios desde la tierra de Egipto;
de nuevo te haré habitar en tiendas(P),
como en los días de la fiesta señalada.
10 También he hablado a los profetas(Q)
y multipliqué las visiones[h];
y por medio[i] de los profetas hablé en parábolas[j](R).
11 ¿Hay iniquidad en Galaad?
Ciertamente son indignos.
En Gilgal sacrifican toros,
sí, sus altares son como montones de piedra(S)
en los surcos del campo.
12 Mas Jacob huyó a la tierra[k] de Aram(T),
e Israel sirvió por una mujer(U),
y por una mujer cuidó rebaños.
13 Por un profeta el Señor hizo subir a Israel de Egipto(V),
y por un profeta fue guardado.
14 Efraín le ha irritado amargamente(W);
por eso su Señor dejará sobre él su culpa de sangre(X),
y le devolverá su oprobio(Y).
Footnotes
- Oseas 12:1 En el texto heb., cap. 12:2
- Oseas 12:5 Lit., memorial
- Oseas 12:6 O, lealtad
- Oseas 12:6 O, el derecho
- Oseas 12:6 Lit., a
- Oseas 12:7 O, cananeo
- Oseas 12:8 Lit., hallado
- Oseas 12:10 Lit., la visión
- Oseas 12:10 Lit., mano
- Oseas 12:10 Lit., usé comparaciones
- Oseas 12:12 Lit., al campo
Hosea 12
New International Version
Hosea 12
New International Version
12 [a]1 Ephraim(A) feeds on the wind;(B)
he pursues the east wind all day
and multiplies lies and violence.(C)
He makes a treaty with Assyria(D)
and sends olive oil to Egypt.(E)
2 The Lord has a charge(F) to bring against Judah;(G)
he will punish(H) Jacob[b] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.(I)
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(J)
as a man he struggled(K) with God.
4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(L)
and talked with him there—
5 the Lord God Almighty,
the Lord is his name!(M)
6 But you must return(N) to your God;
maintain love and justice,(O)
and wait for your God always.(P)
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales(Q)
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim boasts,(R)
“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(S)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin.”
9 “I have been the Lord your God
ever since you came out of Egypt;(T)
I will make you live in tents(U) again,
as in the days of your appointed festivals.
10 I spoke to the prophets,
gave them many visions
and told parables(V) through them.”(W)
11 Is Gilead wicked?(X)
Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(Y)
Their altars will be like piles of stones
on a plowed field.(Z)
12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[c];(AA)
Israel served to get a wife,
and to pay for her he tended sheep.(AB)
13 The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,(AC)
by a prophet he cared for him.(AD)
14 But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger;
his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed(AE)
and will repay him for his contempt.(AF)
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-14 is numbered 12:2-15.
- Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
- Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
Hosea 12
King James Version
Hosea 12
King James Version
12 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
5 Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.
7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
Hosea 12
Authorized (King James) Version
Hosea 12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 Ephraim feedeth on wind,
and followeth after the east wind:
he daily increaseth lies and desolation;
and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians,
and oil is carried into Egypt.
2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah,
and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
according to his doings will he recompense him.
3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb,
and by his strength he had power with God:
4 yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed:
he wept, and made supplication unto him:
he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
5 even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God:
keep mercy and judgment,
and wait on thy God continually.
7 He is a merchant,
the balances of deceit are in his hand:
he loveth to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich,
I have found me out substance:
in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt
will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles,
as in the days of the solemn feast.
10 I have also spoken by the prophets,
and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes,
by the ministry of the prophets.
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity:
they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal;
yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria,
and Israel served for a wife,
and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
and by a prophet was he preserved.
14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly:
therefore shall he leave his blood upon him,
and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
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