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¹ All day long Israel chases
    wind from the desert;
deceit and violence
    are found everywhere.
Treaties are made with Assyria;
    olive oil is taken to Egypt.

² The Lord also brings charges
against the people of Judah,
    the descendants of Jacob.
He will punish them
    for what they have done.
³ Even before Jacob was born,
    he cheated his brother,^[a]
and when he grew up,
    he fought against God.^[b]

⁴ At Bethel, Jacob wrestled
    with an angel and won;
then with tears in his eyes,
he asked for a blessing,
    and God spoke to us^[c] there.
⁵ God's name is the Lord,
    the Lord God All-Powerful.
⁶ So return to your God.
Patiently trust him,
    and show love and justice.

⁷ Israel, you enjoy cheating
and taking advantage
    of others.
⁸ You say to yourself, "I'm rich!
I earned it all on my own,
    without committing a sin."^[d]

⁹ Israel, I, the Lord,
am still your God,
    just as I have been
since the time
    you were in Egypt.
Now I will force you
to live in tents once again,
    as you did in the desert.^[e]
10 I spoke to the prophets—
    often I spoke in visions.
And so, I will send my prophets
    with messages of doom.
¹¹ Gilead is terribly sinful
    and will end up ruined.
Bulls are sacrificed in Gilgal
    on altars made of stones,
but those stones will be scattered
    in every field.
¹² Jacob^[f] escaped to Syria^[g]
where he tended sheep
    to earn himself a wife.
¹³ I sent the prophet Moses
to lead Israel from Egypt
    and to keep them safe.
¹⁴ Israel, I will make you pay
for your terrible sins
    and for insulting me.