Hosea 12:1-3

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God’s Case against Jacob’s Heirs

12 Ephraim chases^[a] the wind^(A)
and pursues the east wind.^(B)
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,^(C)
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.^(D)

²The Lord also has a dispute with Judah.
He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct;^(E)
he will repay him based on his actions.
³In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,^(F)
and as an adult he wrestled with God.^(G)

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Footnotes

12:1 Or grazes on, or tends

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