2Yahweh has an indictment against Judah,
and will punish Jacob according to his ways,
and requite him according to his deeds.
3In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4He strove with the angel and prevailed,
he wept and sought his favour.
He met God at Bethel,
and there God spoke with him -
5Yahweh the God of hosts,
Yahweh is his name:
6"So you, by the help of your God, return,
hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God."
7A trader, in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.
8Ephraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich,
I have gained wealth for myself":
but all his riches can never offset
the guilt he has incurred.
9I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.
10I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied visions,
and through the prophets gave parables.
11If there is iniquity in Gilead
they shall surely come to nought;
if in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
their altars also shall be like stone heaps
on the furrows of the field.
12(Jacob fled to the land of Aram,
there Israel did service for a wife,
and for a wife he herded sheep.)
13By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was preserved.
14Ephraim has given bitter provocation;
so his LORD will leave his bloodguilt upon him,
and will turn back upon him his reproaches.
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