Hosea 12:7-11

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁷ ⌞The Lord says,⌟ “The merchants use dishonest scales.
They love to cheat people.
⁸ The people of Ephraim say, ‘We’re rich. We’ve made a fortune.
With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.’
⁹ I am the Lord your God.
I brought you out of Egypt.
I will make you live in tents again
as you did during your appointed festivals.
¹⁰ I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions.
I taught lessons through the prophets.” ^[a]

¹¹ The people of Gilead are evil.
They are worthless.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal.
But their altars will become like piles of rubble
beside a plowed field.