Hosea 12:7-14

7A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.

8Ephraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich; I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin."

9I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.

10I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.

11If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field.

12Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep.

13By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.

14Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.