Hosea 12:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹²^(A) Jacob^[a] escaped to Syria^[b]
where he tended sheep
    to earn himself a wife.
¹³^(B) I sent the prophet Moses
to lead Israel from Egypt
    and to keep them safe.
¹⁴Israel, I will make you pay
for your violent crimes
    and for insulting me.

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Footnotes

12.12 Jacob: His name was later changed to Israel (see Genesis 32.28), and he became the ancestor of the nation by that name.
12.12 Syria: The Hebrew text has “Aram,” probably referring to northern Syria in the region of Haran.