# Daily Bible Reading | Hosea 12

- From: Resonate Church — DISC | Resonate Bible Reading Plan
- Sent: January 23, 2026 (2026-01-23T12:00:56.994Z)
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# ***HOSEA 12***

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\[1\] Ephraim feeds on the wind

and pursues the east wind all day long;

they multiply falsehood and violence;

they make a covenant with Assyria,

and oil is carried to Egypt.

*The LORD’s Indictment of Israel and Judah*

\[2\] The LORD has an indictment against Judah

and will punish Jacob according to his ways;

he will repay him according to his deeds.

\[3\] In the womb he took his brother by the heel,

and in his manhood he strove with God.

\[4\] He strove with the angel and prevailed;

he wept and sought his favor.

He met God at Bethel,

and there God spoke with us—

\[5\] the LORD, the God of hosts,

the LORD is his memorial name:

\[6\] “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 God

from 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.

\[11\] If there is iniquity in Gilead,

they shall surely come to nothing:

in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;

their altars also are like stone heaps

on the furrows of the field.

\[12\] Jacob fled to the land of Aram;

there Israel served for a wife,

and for a wife he guarded sheep.

\[13\] By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt,

and by a prophet he was guarded.

\[14\] Ephraim has given bitter provocation;

so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him

and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. (ESV)