² “The^(D) Lord also brings a ^[c]charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.
³ He took his brother ^(E)by the heel in the womb,
And in his strength he ^(F)struggled with God.
⁴ Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in ^(G)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—
⁵ That is, the Lord God of hosts.
The Lord is His ^(H)memorable name.
^6 (I)So you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.

⁷ “A cunning ^[d]Canaanite!
^(J)Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
⁸ And Ephraim said,
^(K)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’

⁹ “But I am the Lord your God,
Ever since the land of Egypt;
^(L)I will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast.
^10 (M)I have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given ^[e]symbols ^[f]through the witness of the prophets.”

¹¹ Though ^(N)Gilead has idols—
Surely they are ^[g]vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in ^(O)Gilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.

¹² Jacob ^(P)fled to the country of Syria;
^(Q)Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep.
^13 (R)By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved.
¹⁴ Ephraim ^(S)provoked Him to anger most bitterly;
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
^(T)And return his reproach upon him.