Hosea 12:7-11
Christian Standard Bible
7 A merchant loves to extort(A)
with dishonest scales in his hands.(B)
8 But Ephraim thinks,
“How rich I have become;(C)
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any iniquity in me(D)
that I can be punished for!” [a]
Judgment on Apostate Israel
9 I have been the Lord your God
ever since[b] the land of Egypt.(E)
I will make you live in tents again,(F)
as in the festival days.
10 I will speak through the prophets(G)
and grant many visions;
I will give parables through the prophets.(H)
11 Since Gilead is full of evil,(I)
they will certainly come to nothing.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;(J)
even their altars will be like piles of rocks(K)
on the furrows of a field.
Hosea 12:7-11
Common English Bible
7 He is a merchant; the means to cheat are in his hands;
he loves to take advantage of others.
8 Ephraim has said,
“I’m rich,
I’ve gained wealth for myself;
in all of my gain
no offense has been found in me
that would be sin.”
9 I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
as in former days.
10 I spoke to the prophets;
and I multiplied visions,
and through them I uttered parables.
11 In Gilead there is wickedness;
they will surely come to nothing.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
so their altars will be like piles of stones
on the rows of the field.
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