Hosea 12:7 - 12:11

A merchant, in whose hands are deceptive balances,

He loves to oppress.

And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich;

I have found wealth for myself;

In all my labors they will find in me

No iniquity, which would be sin.”

But I have been Yahweh your God since the land of Egypt;

I will make you settle in tents again,

As in the days of the appointed festival.

And I have spoken to the prophets,

And I made visions abound,

And by the hand of the prophets I gave parables.

Is there wickedness in Gilead?

Surely they are worthless.

In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;

Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps

Beside the furrows of the field.