Hosea 12:1-3

New Living Translation

12 ^[a]The people of Israel^[b] feed on the wind;
    they chase after the east wind all day long.
They pile up lies and violence;
    they are making an alliance with Assyria
    while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.

²Now the Lord is bringing charges against Judah.
    He is about to punish Jacob^[c] for all his deceitful ways,
    and pay him back for all he has done.
³Even in the womb,
    Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
    he even fought with God.

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Footnotes

12:1a Verses 12:1-14 are numbered 12:2-15 in Hebrew text.
12:1b Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 12:8, 14.
12:2 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew word for “deceiver.”