Hosea 11:12-12:14

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^12 [a]Ephraim has surrounded me with lies
    and the house of Israel with deceit,
but Judah still walks^[b] with God
    and is faithful to the Holy One.^(A)

12 Ephraim herds the wind
    and pursues the east wind all day long;
they multiply falsehood and violence;
    they make a treaty with Assyria,
    and oil is carried to Egypt.^(B)

⁷ A trader in whose hands are false balances,
    he loves to oppress.^(G)
8 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.”^[d](H)
9 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.^(I)

¹⁰ I spoke to the prophets;
    it was I who multiplied visions,
    and through the prophets I will bring destruction.^(J)
11 In^[e] 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.^(K)
12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
    there Israel served for a wife,
    and for a wife he guarded sheep.^[f](L)
13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
    and by a prophet he was guarded.^(M)
14 Ephraim has given bitter offense,
    so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him
    and pay him back for his insults.^(N)