1Ephraim 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.
2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.punish: Heb. visit upon
3Dia memegang abangnya pada tumitnya di dalam kandungan, dan melalui kekuatannya dia memiliki kuasa dengan Allah:
4Ya, dia memiliki kuasa ke atas malaikat itu, dan telah menang: dia menangis, dan bermohon kepadanya: dia menemuinya di Betel, dan di sana dia berbicara dengan kita;
5Yakni TUHAN Allah angkatan alam semesta; TUHAN ialah peringatannya.
6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.a merchant: or, Canaanoppress: or, deceive
8And 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.in all�: or, all my labours suffice me not: he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sinthat: Heb. which
9Dan aku yang merupakan TUHAN Allahmu dari tanah Mesir akan menjadikanmu untuk berdiam di dalam khemah-khemah, seperti pada hari-hari raya yang takzim.
10Aku juga telah berbicara melalui para nabi, dan aku telah menggandakan penglihatan, dan telah memakai kiasan simili, melalui pelayanan para nabi.
11Is 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.
12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
13And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
14Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.most�: Heb. with bitternessesblood: Heb. bloods