1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursuesz[ch. 13:15; Jer. 18:17] the east wind all day long;
they multiplyy[See ch. 11:12 above] falsehood and violence;
aSee ch. 5:13 they make a covenant with Assyria,
andb[ch. 7:11; 2 Kgs. 17:4] oil is carried to Egypt.
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cSee ch. 4:1 The Lord has an indictment against Judah
and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
he will repay him according to his deeds.
3 dGen. 25:26; [Gen. 27:36] In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
eGen. 28:12, 19; 35:9, 10, 15 He met God at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—
5 the Lord, the God of hosts,
fEx. 3:15 the Lord is his memorial name:
6 “So you,gch. 14:1, 2; Joel 2:12, 13 by the help of your God, return,
h[Mic. 6:8] hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God. ”
7 A merchant, in whose hands areiAmos 8:5; Mic. 6:11; [Prov. 11:1; 20:23] false balances,
he lovesjMic. 2:2 to oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, butkZech. 11:5; Rev. 3:17 I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my laborsl[Deut. 29:19] they cannot find in me iniquity or sin. ”
9 mch. 13:4 I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will again make younSee Lev. 23:39-43; Neh. 8:14-18 dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.
10 o[2 Kgs. 17:13] I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multipliedp[Joel 2:28] visions,
and through the prophets gave parables.
11 qch. 6:8 If there is iniquity in Gilead,
they shall surely come to nothing:
rch. 4:15; 9:15 in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
sch. 8:11 their altars also are like stone heaps
tch. 10:4 on the furrows of the field.
12 uGen. 28:5 Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
there IsraelvGen. 29:20, 28 served for a wife,
and for a wife he guarded sheep.
13 Byw[Deut. 18:15] a prophetxEx. 12:50, 51; Ps. 77:20; See Isa. 63:11-14 the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was guarded.
14 y2 Kgs. 17:17 Ephraim has given bitter provocation;
so his LordzSee ch. 4:2 will leave his bloodguilt on him
aver. 2 and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.