Hosea 12:1-3

1The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.

2The Lord brings charges against Judah and punishes Jacob because of the way their people act. He will pay them back for what they have done.

3Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel while the two of them were in their mother’s womb. When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God.