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”
Hosea 12:12-14
Christian Standard Bible
Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs
12 Jacob fled to the territory 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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