Hosea 12:2-11 - Hosea's Wife And Children
2 Jehovah brings legal charges against Judah and punishes Jacob because of the way their people act. He will pay them back for what they have done. 3 Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother's heel while the two of them were in their mother's womb. When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God. 4 He struggled with the angel and won. Jacob cried and pleaded with him. Jacob found him at Bethel, and he talked with him there. 5 Jehovah is the God of Hosts. Jehovah is the name by which he is remembered. 6 Return to your God. Constantly express loving kindness and justice. Always wait with hope in your God.
7 Jehovah says: The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people. 8 The people of Ephraim say: We are rich. We have made a fortune. With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.
9 I am Jehovah your God. I brought you out of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again as you did during your appointed festivals. 10 I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions. I taught lessons through the prophets. 11 The people of Gilead are evil. They are worthless. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal. But their altars will become like piles of rubble beside a plowed field.