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World English Bible

Hosea 12 (WEBP)

[1] Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
[2] Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.
[3] In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he contended with God.
[4] Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us—
[5] even Yahweh, the God of Armies. Yahweh is his name of renown!
[6] Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
[7] A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
[8] Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich. I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
[9] “But I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.
[10] I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
[11] If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
[12] Jacob fled into the country of Aram. Israel served to get a wife. For a wife he tended flocks and herds.
[13] By a prophet Yahweh brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
[14] Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.

Hosea 12:14 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Hosea 12 (KJVS)

[1] Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
[2] The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
[3] He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
[4] yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
[5] even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
[6] Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
[7] He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
[8] And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
[9] And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
[10] I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
[11] Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
[12] And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
[13] And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
[14] Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

Hosea 12:2 Heb. visit upon
Hosea 12:3 Heb. was a prince, or behaved himself princely
Hosea 12:7a Or, Canaan
Hosea 12:7b Or, deceive
Hosea 12:10 Heb. by the hand
Hosea 12:14a Heb. with bitterness
Hosea 12:14b Heb. bloods

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 12 (BYZ)

[1] Ὁ () δὲ () Εφραιμ () πονηρὸν () πνεῦμα, () ἐδίωξεν () καύσωνα () ὅλην () τὴν () ἡμέραν· () κενὰ () καὶ () μάταια () ἐπλήθυνεν () καὶ () διαθήκην () μετὰ () Ἀσσυρίων διέθετο, () καὶ () ἔλαιον () εἰς () Αἴγυπτον () ἐνεπορεύετο. ()
[2] Καὶ () κρίσις () τῷ () κυρίῳ () πρὸς () Ιουδαν () τοῦ () ἐκδικῆσαι () τὸν () Ιακωβ () κατὰ () τὰς () ὁδοὺς () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () κατὰ () τὰ () ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ () ἀνταποδώσει () αὐτῷ. ()
[3] Ἐν () τῇ () κοιλίᾳ () ἐπτέρνισεν τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐν () κόποις () αὐτοῦ () ἐνίσχυσεν () πρὸς () θεὸν ()
[4] καὶ () ἐνίσχυσεν () μετὰ () ἀγγέλου () καὶ () ἠδυνάσθη· () ἔκλαυσαν () καὶ () ἐδεήθησάν () μου, () ἐν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () Ων εὕροσάν () με, () καὶ () ἐκεῖ () ἐλαλήθη () πρὸς () αὐτόν. ()
[5] Ὁ () δὲ () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ὁ () παντοκράτωρ () ἔσται () μνημόσυνον () αὐτοῦ. ()
[6] Καὶ () σὺ () ἐν () θεῷ () σου () ἐπιστρέψεις· () ἔλεον () καὶ () κρίμα () φυλάσσου () καὶ () ἔγγιζε () πρὸς () τὸν () θεόν () σου () διὰ () παντός. ()
[7] Χανααν () ἐν () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ () ζυγὸς () ἀδικίας, () καταδυναστεύειν () ἠγάπησε. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Εφραιμ () Πλὴν () πεπλούτηκα, () εὕρηκα () ἀναψυχὴν ἐμαυτῷ. () Πάντες () οἱ () πόνοι () αὐτοῦ () οὐχ () εὑρεθήσονται () αὐτῷ () δι’ () ἀδικίας, () ἃς () ἥμαρτεν. ()
[9] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () σου () ἀνήγαγόν () σε () ἐκ () γῆς () Αἰγύπτου, () ἔτι () κατοικιῶ σε () ἐν () σκηναῖς () καθὼς () ἡμέρᾳ () ἑορτῆς. ()
[10] Καὶ () λαλήσω () πρὸς () προφήτας, () καὶ () ἐγὼ () ὁράσεις () ἐπλήθυνα () καὶ () ἐν () χερσὶν () προφητῶν () ὡμοιώθην. ()
[11] Εἰ () μὴ () Γαλααδ ἔστιν· () ἄρα () ψευδεῖς () ἦσαν () ἐν () Γαλγαλ ἄρχοντες () θυσιάζοντες, καὶ () τὰ () θυσιαστήρια () αὐτῶν () ὡς () χελῶναι ἐπὶ () χέρσον ἀγροῦ. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἀνεχώρησεν () Ιακωβ () εἰς () πεδίον Συρίας, () καὶ () ἐδούλευσεν () Ισραηλ () ἐν () γυναικὶ () καὶ () ἐν () γυναικὶ () ἐφυλάξατο. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἐν () προφήτῃ () ἀνήγαγεν () κύριος () τὸν () Ισραηλ () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου, () καὶ () ἐν () προφήτῃ () διεφυλάχθη. ()
[14] Ἐθύμωσεν () Εφραιμ () καὶ () παρώργισεν, () καὶ () τὸ () αἷμα () αὐτοῦ () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () ἐκχυθήσεται, () καὶ () τὸν () ὀνειδισμὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἀνταποδώσει () αὐτῷ () κύριος. ()

Hosea 12:1 Originally verse 12:2.
Hosea 12:2 Originally verse 12:3.
Hosea 12:3 Originally verse 12:4.
Hosea 12:4 Originally verse 12:5.
Hosea 12:5 Originally verse 12:6.
Hosea 12:6 Originally verse 12:7.
Hosea 12:7 Originally verse 12:8.
Hosea 12:8 Originally verse 12:9.
Hosea 12:9 Originally verse 12:10.
Hosea 12:10 Originally verse 12:11.
Hosea 12:11 Originally verse 12:12.
Hosea 12:12 Originally verse 12:13.
Hosea 12:13 Originally verse 12:14.
Hosea 12:14 Originally verse 12:15.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.