Hosea the prophet is speaking about Israel. ## false scales ## They used scales to measure the weight of the money or products they were selling/buying. These scales were not accurate. ## they love to defraud ## These merchants are eager to cheat their customers by lying to them. ## I have certainly become very rich; I have found wealth for myself ## These two phrases mean essentially the same thing (UDB). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])