1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- feedeth H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- on wind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- and followeth H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- after the east wind H6921 (קָדִים) — the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
- he daily H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- increaseth H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- lies H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- and desolation H7701 (שֹׁד) — violence, ravage
- and they do make H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- a covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- with the Assyrians H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- and oil H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- is carried H2986 (יָבַל) — properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)
- into Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
2 Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath also a controversy H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- with Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and will punish H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- according to his ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- according to his doings H4611 (מַעֲלָל) — an act (good or bad)
- will he recompense H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he had power with God:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He took his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- by the heel H6117 (עָקַב) — to seize by the heel; figuratively, to circumvent (as if tripping up the heels); also to restrain (as if holding by the heel)
- in the womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- and by his strength H202 (אוֹן) — ability, power, (figuratively) wealth
- he had power H8280 (שָׂרָה) — to prevail
- with God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
4 yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with us,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, he had power H7786 (שׂוּר) — properly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)
- over the angel H4397 (מַלְאָךְ) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- and prevailed H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- he wept H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- and made supplication H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- unto him: he found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- Beth–el H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל) — Beth-El, a place in Palestine
- and there he spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
5 even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial name.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Even Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- his memorial H2143 (זֵכֶר) — a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore turn H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- thou to thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and wait H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- on thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- continually H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
7 He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a merchant H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
- the balances H3976 (מֹאזֵן) — (only in the dual) a pair of scales
- of deceit H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
- in his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- he loveth H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- to oppress H6231 (עָשַׁק) — to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yet I am become rich H6238 (עָשַׁר) — properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
- I have found me out H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- substance H202 (אוֹן) — ability, power, (figuratively) wealth
- all my labours H3018 (יְגִיעַ) — toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
- they shall find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- none iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- sin H2399 (חֵטְא) — a crime or its penalty
9 But I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- will yet make thee to dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in tabernacles H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- as in the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of the solemn feast H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have also spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- by the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- and I have multiplied H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- visions H2377 (חָזוֹן) — a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
- and used similitudes H1819 (דָּמָה) — to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
- by the ministry H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- of the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
11 Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- Gilead H1568 (גִּלְעָד) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
- surely they are vanity H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- they sacrifice H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- bullocks H7794 (שׁוֹר) — a bullock (as a traveller)
- in Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
- yea, their altars H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- as heaps H1530 (גַּל) — something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
- in the furrows H8525 (תֶּלֶם) — a bank or terrace
- of the fields H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
12 And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- fled H1272 (בָּרַח) — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- into the country H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- of Syria H758 (אֲרָם) — Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
- and Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- for a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and for a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- he kept H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
13 And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And by a prophet H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- brought H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- out of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- was he preserved H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
14 Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- to anger H3707 (כַּעַס) — to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant
- most bitterly H8563 (תַּמְרוּר) — bitterness (plural as collective)
- therefore shall he leave H5203 (נָטַשׁ) — properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject,…
- his blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- upon him, and his reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- shall his Lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…