Hosea 12

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² And Yahweh has a ^(C)contention with Judah
And will punish Jacob ^(D)according to his ways;
He will cause everything to return to him according to his deeds.
³ In the womb he ^(E)took his brother by the heel,
And in his maturity he ^[c](F)wrestled with God.
⁴ Indeed, he ^[d]wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and ^(G)sought His favor.
He found Him at ^(H)Bethel,
And there He spoke with us,
⁵ Even Yahweh, the God of hosts,
Yahweh is His ^[e](I)name of remembrance.
⁶ Therefore, ^(J)return to your God,
^(K)Keep lovingkindness and justice,
And ^(L)hope in your God continually.
⁷ A ^[f]merchant, in whose hands are deceptive ^(M)balances,
He loves to oppress.
⁸ And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become ^(N)rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
^(O)No iniquity, which would be sin.”
⁹ But I have been Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt;
I will make you ^(P)settle in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed festival.
¹⁰ And I have spoken to the ^(Q)prophets,
And I ^[g]made visions abound,
And by the hand of the prophets I gave ^(R)parables.
¹¹ Is there wickedness in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
Yes, ^(S)their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.