Hosea 12:1 Ephraim669 feedeth7462 on wind,7307 and followeth7291 after the east wind:6921 he daily3117 increaseth7235 lies3577 and desolation;7701 and they do make3772 a covenant1285 with the Assyrians,804 and oil8081 is carried2986 into Egypt.4714 cr 2 The LORD3068 hath also a controversy7379 with Judah,3063 and will punish6485{Heb. visit upon} Jacob3290 according to his ways;1870 according to his doings4611 will he recompense7725 him. cr

Hosea 12:3 He took his brother251 by the heel6117 in the womb,990 and by his strength202 he had power8280 with God:430{Heb. was a prince, or behaved himself princely} cr 4 Yea, he had power7786 over the angel,4397 and prevailed:3201 he wept,1058 and made supplication2603 unto him: he found4672 him in Bethel,1008 and there he spake1696 with us; cr 5 Even the LORD3068 God430 of hosts;6635 the LORD3068 is his memorial.2143 cr 6 Therefore turn7725 thou to thy God:430 keep8104 mercy2617 and judgment,4941 and wait6960 on thy God430 continually.8548 cr

Hosea 12:7 He is a merchant,3667{Or, Canaan} the balances3976 of deceit4820 are in his hand:3027 he loveth157 to oppress.6231{Or, deceive} cr 8 And Ephraim669 said,559 Yet I am become rich,6238 I have found me out4672 substance:202 in all my labours3018 they shall find4672 none iniquity5771 in me that were sin.2399{Or, all my labours suffice me not, he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin} cr

Hosea 12:9 And I that am the LORD3068 thy God430 from the land776 of Egypt4714 will yet make thee to dwell3427 in tabernacles,168 as in the days3117 of the solemn feast.4150 cr 10 I have also spoken1696 by the prophets,5030 and I have multiplied7235 visions,2377 and used similitudes,1819 by the ministry3027{Heb. by the hand} of the prophets.5030 cr 11 Is there iniquity205 in Gilead?1568 surely they are vanity:7723 they sacrifice2076 bullocks7794 in Gilgal;1537 yea, their altars4196 are as heaps1530 in the furrows8525 of the fields.7704 cr 12 And Jacob3290 fled1272 into the country7704 of Syria,758 and Israel3478 served5647 for a wife,802 and for a wife802 he kept8104 sheep. cr 13 And by a prophet5030 the LORD3068 brought5927 Israel3478 out of Egypt,4714 and by a prophet5030 was he preserved.8104 cr 14 Ephraim669 provoked him to anger3707 most bitterly:8563{Heb. with bitterness} therefore shall he leave5203 his blood1818{Heb. bloods} upon him, and his reproach2781 shall his Lord113 return7725 unto him. cr