Hosea 12 : 1 (NCV)
What Israel does is as useless as chasing the wind; he chases the east wind all day. They tell more and more lies and do more and more violence. They make agreements with Assyria, and they send a gift of olive oil to Egypt.
Hosea 12 : 2 (NCV)
The Lord also has some things against Judah. He will punish Israel for what they have done; he will give them what they deserve.
Hosea 12 : 3 (NCV)
Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother's heel while the two of them were being born. When he grew to be a man, he wrestled with God.
Hosea 12 : 4 (NCV)
When Jacob wrestled with the angel and won, he cried and asked for his blessing. Later, God met with him at Bethel and spoke with him there.
Hosea 12 : 5 (NCV)
It was the Lord God All-Powerful; the Lord is his great name.
Hosea 12 : 6 (NCV)
You must return to your God; love him, do what is just, and always trust in him as your God.
Hosea 12 : 7 (NCV)
The merchants use dishonest scales; they like to cheat people.
Hosea 12 : 8 (NCV)
Israel said, "I am rich! I am someone with power!" All their money will do them no good because of the sins they have done.
Hosea 12 : 9 (NCV)
"But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again as you used to do on worship days.
Hosea 12 : 10 (NCV)
I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions; through them, I taught my lessons to you."
Hosea 12 : 11 (NCV)
The people of Gilead are evil, worth nothing. Though people sacrifice bulls at Gilgal, their altars will become like piles of stone in a plowed field.
Hosea 12 : 12 (NCV)
Your ancestor Jacob fled to Northwest Mesopotamia where he worked to get a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.
Hosea 12 : 13 (NCV)
Later the Lord used a prophet to bring Jacob's descendants out of Egypt; he used a prophet to take care of the Israelites.
Hosea 12 : 14 (NCV)
But the Israelites made the Lord angry when they killed other people, and they deserve to die for their crimes. for the disgraceful things they have done.
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