1. [12:2] Ephrayim feedeth on wind, and chasing after the east wind; he daily increaseth kazav (lies) and sod (desolation); and cuts brit with the Assyrians, and shemen is sent to Mitzrayim.
2. [3] Hashem hath also a charge against Yehudah, and will visit punishment on Ya'akov according to his ways; according to his doings will He repay him.
3. [4] In the beten (womb) he (Ya'akov) akav (took at the heel [of]) his brother and by his strength he sarah (struggled with, persevered) with Elohim;
4. [5] Yea, he (Yisroel) sarah (had power over) the malach, and prevailed; he wept, and made techinnah unto Him; He found him at Beit-El, and there He spoke with us;