| 1 | Ephraim feeds on wind and follows burning heat; all day long he multiplies lies and desolation. |
| 2 | Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions. |
| 3 | In the womb, he supplanted his brother; for in his good fortune, he had been guided by an angel. |
| 4 | And he prevailed over an angel, for he had been strengthened. He wept and petitioned him. He found him in Bethel, and there he has spoken to us. |
| 5 | And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial. |
| 6 | And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always. |
| 7 | Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations. |
| 8 | And Ephraim has said, "Nevertheless, I have become rich; I have found an idol for myself. All of my labors will not reveal to me the iniquity that I have committed." |
| 9 | And I, the Lord your God from the land of Egypt, nevertheless will cause you to dwell in tabernacles, just as during the days of the feast. |
| 10 | And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets. |
| 11 | If Gilead is an idol, then they have been sacrificing cattle in Gilgal to no purpose. For even their altars are like clutter on the soil of the field. |
| 12 | Jacob fled into the region of Syria, and Israel served like a wife, and was served by a wife. |
| 13 | Yet by a prophet the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, and he was served by a prophet. |
| 14 | Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness. |
