11 Since Gilead is full of evil,(A)
they will certainly come to nothing.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;(B)
even their altars will be like piles of rocks(C)
on the furrows of a field.

Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs

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

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia