English Standard Version

Hosea 12:6-10 English Standard Version (ESV)

6. “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice,and wait continually for your God.”

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

8. Ephraim 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.”

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

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