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

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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