12 (A)Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
    there Israel (B)served for a wife,
    and for a wife he guarded sheep.
13 By (C)a prophet (D)the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
    and by a prophet he was guarded.
14 (E)Ephraim has given bitter provocation;
    so his Lord (F)will leave his bloodguilt on him
    (G)and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.

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12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
    there Israel served for a wife,
    and for a wife he guarded sheep.[a](A)
13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
    and by a prophet he was guarded.(B)
14 Ephraim has given bitter offense,
    so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him
    and pay him back for his insults.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 12.12 Heb lacks sheep