Hosea 12:12-14
Modern English Version
12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram,
and Israel served for a wife,
and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was preserved.
14 Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly,
so his Lord shall leave his bloodguilt on him
and repay him for his reproach.
Hosea 12:12-14
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:12 Or “the land of Aram”
- Hosea 12:13 Israel
- Hosea 12:14 Literally “will bring down on him his blood”
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