4 Jacob wrestled with God’s angel and won. He cried and asked for a favor. That happened at Bethel. There he spoke to us.
5 Yes, YAHWEH is the God of the armies. His name is YAHWEH.
6 So come back to your God. Be loyal to him. Do the right thing, and always trust in your God!
7 “Jacob is a tricky merchant. He even cheats his friend! Even his scales lie.
8 Ephraim said, ‘I am rich! I have found true riches! No one will learn about my crimes. No one will learn about my sins.’
9 “But I am still the Lord your God, as I was when you left the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents, as you do during the Festival of Shelters.
10 I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions. I gave the prophets many ways to teach my lessons to you.