1 Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. And he has entered into a pact with the Assyrians, and he has carried oil into Egypt.
2 Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.
3 In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel.
4 And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us.
5 And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
6 And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.
7 Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.
8 And Ephraim has said, “Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed.”
9 And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast.
10 And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.
11 If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field.
12 Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife.
13 Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet.
14 Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.
Versículos relacionados com Hosea, 12:
Hosea Chapter 12 begins with a retrospective of Jacob's history, emphasizing his misleading nature and his struggles with God, and then turns to Israel's present situation, exhorting them to repent and return to the Lord. The verses related to the topics addressed in Hosea 12 are:
Genesis 32:28: "Then said man, 'Thou shalt not call you Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and overcome.'" This verse refers to the history of Jacob mentioned at the beginning of Hosea chapter 12 where he fought with God and was renamed Israel, meaning "He who fights with God."
Exodus 3:14: "God said to Moses, 'I am what I am. And added,' Thou shalt say to the Israelites, I am sent me to you. '" This verse relates to the message of Hosea 12:9, where God accuses Israel of forgetting his name and sovereignty.
Isaiah 44:22: "I deleted your transgressions as the mist, and your sins, like the cloud. Go back to me, for I rescued him." This verse expresses God's invitation to repentance and the promise of forgiveness, which is a central theme of Hosea Chapter 12.
Jeremiah 31:9: "With crying will come, but with consolation I will guide them. I will take them to the water streams, on a right path in which they will not stumble, because I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn." In this verse, God shakes Himself of Israel, promising comfort and guide, as in Hosea 12:6, where God exhorts Israel to turn to Him and wait for His judgment and comfort.
Zechariah 10:12: "I will strengthen them in the Lord, and will walk in His name," this verse expresses the confidence that Israel must deposit in God, which is the final message of Hosea chapter 12.
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