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So come back to your God. Be loyal to him. Do the right thing, and always trust in your God!

“Jacob is a tricky merchant.[a] He even cheats his friend! Even his scales[b] lie. Ephraim said, ‘I am rich! I have found true riches! No one will learn about my crimes. No one will learn about my sins.’

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:7 Jacob … merchant Literally, “Cannan.”
  2. Hosea 12:7 scales Or “balances,” a tool for weighing things.

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