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12 Now (A)Jacob fled to the field of Aram,
And (B)Israel worked for a wife,
And for a wife he kept sheep.
13 But by a (C)prophet Yahweh brought Israel up from Egypt,
And by a prophet he was kept.
14 (D)Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger;
So his Lord will leave his (E)bloodguilt on him
And cause his (F)reproach to return to him.

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Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs

12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram.(A)
Israel worked to earn a wife;(B)
he tended flocks for a wife.(C)
13 The Lord brought Israel from Egypt by a prophet,(D)
and Israel was tended by a prophet.

14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger,(E)
so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him(F)
and repay him for his contempt.(G)

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