Hosea 12:1-6

1Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

2The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel; as a man he struggled with God.

4He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there—

5the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name!

6But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.