Hosea 12 (NKJV)

Hosea 12 NO HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
12:1 ''Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.
12:2 ''The LORD also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.
12:3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.
12:4 Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He found Him in Bethel, And there He spoke to us -
12:5 That is, the LORD God of hosts. The LORD is His memorable name.
12:6 So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.
12:7 ''A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.
12:8 And Ephraim said, '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'.
12:9 ''But I am the LORD your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feast.
12:10 I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.''
12:11 Though Gilead has idols - Surely they are vanity - Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
12:12 Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.
12:13 By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.
12:14 Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him.