Oséias 12

1 Ephraim 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.

2 The

3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him

5 Even the

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance:

9 And I

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept

13 And by a prophet the

14 Ephraim provoked