1. The people of Ephraim try to catch the windand try to chase the east wind all day.They are very violent and destructive.They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.
2. The Lord brings charges against Judah and punishes Jacobbecause of the way their people act.He will pay them back for what they have done.
3. Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heelwhile the two of them were in their mother’s womb.When Jacob became a man, he struggled with God.