Hosea 12:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 Gilead is terribly sinful
and will end up ruined.
Bulls are sacrificed in Gilgal
on altars made of stones,
but those stones will be scattered
in every field.
12 (A) Jacob[a] escaped to Syria[b]
where he tended sheep
to earn himself a wife.
13 (B) I sent the prophet Moses
to lead Israel from Egypt
and to keep them safe.
Hosea 12:11-13
New International Version
11 Is Gilead wicked?(A)
Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(B)
Their altars will be like piles of stones
on a plowed field.(C)
12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[a];(D)
Israel served to get a wife,
and to pay for her he tended sheep.(E)
13 The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,(F)
by a prophet he cared for him.(G)
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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