3 In the womb he attacked his brother;in his manly vigor he struggled with God.
4 He struggled with an angel and prevailed;he wept and begged for his favor.He found God at Bethel,and there he spoke with him!
5 As for the Lord God Almighty,the Lord is the name by which he is remembered!
6 But you must return to your God,by maintaining love and justice,and by waiting for your God to return to you.
7 The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.
8 Ephraim boasts, “I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”
9 “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt;I will make you live in tents again as in the days of old.