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Hosea 12:7–8

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Further Words of Judgement

7The Lord says, “The people of Israel are as dishonest as the Canaanites; they love to cheat their customers with false scales. 8‘We are rich,’ they say. ‘We’ve made a fortune. And no one can accuse us of getting rich dishonestly.’

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,

he loves to oppress.

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.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The merchant uses dishonest scales

and loves to defraud.

Ephraim boasts,

“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.

With all my wealth they will not find in me

any iniquity or sin.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A merchant loves to extort

with dishonest scales in his hands.

But Ephraim thinks,

“How rich I have become;

I made it all myself.

In all my earnings,

no one can find any iniquity in me

that I can be punished for!”

NLTNew Living Translation

But no, the people are like crafty merchants

selling from dishonest scales—

they love to cheat.

Israel boasts, “I am rich!

I’ve made a fortune all by myself!

No one has caught me cheating!

My record is spotless!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The trader, in his hand are scales of deceit;

he loves to oppress.

And Ephraim said, “Surely, I am rich,

I gained wealth for myself;

in all my toil they have not found guilt in me

that is sin.

KJV 1900King James Version

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand:

He loveth to oppress.

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance:

In all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.