10 I have also spoken to the (A)prophets,
And I [a]gave numerous visions,
And through the prophets I gave (B)parables.
11 Is there iniquity in Gilead?
Surely they are worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, (C)their altars are like the stone heaps
Beside the furrows of the field.

12 Now (D)Jacob fled to the [b]land of Aram,
And (E)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:10 Lit multiplied the vision
  2. Hosea 12:12 Lit field