Hosea 12

12:1 Ephraim continually feeds on the wind;

he chases the east wind all day;

he multiplies lies and violence.

They make treaties ¹  with Assyria,

and send olive oil as tribute ²  to Egypt.

12:2 The Lord also has a covenant lawsuit ³  against Judah;

he will punish Jacob according to his ways

and repay him according to his deeds.

12:3 In the womb he attacked his brother;

in his manly vigor he struggled ⁴  with God.