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12 Jacob fled to the open field of Aram,[a]
    and Israel served for a wife,
    and for a wife he watched over sheep.
13 And by a prophet Yahweh brought
    Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet
    he[b] was watched over.
14 Ephraim has caused bitter provocation,
    and his Lord will hold him responsible for his crimes[c]
    and pay back to him his insults.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:12 Or “the land of Aram”
  2. Hosea 12:13 Israel
  3. Hosea 12:14 Literally “will bring down on him his blood”

12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[a];(A)
    Israel served to get a wife,
    and to pay for her he tended sheep.(B)
13 The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,(C)
    by a prophet he cared for him.(D)
14 But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger;
    his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed(E)
    and will repay him for his contempt.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia