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But I have been the Lord your God since [you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed and solemn [a]festival.(A)
10 
I have also spoken to [you through] the prophets,
And I gave [them] many visions [to make My will known],
And through the prophets I gave parables [to appeal to your sense of right and wrong].
11 
Is there wickedness (idolatry) in Gilead?
Surely the people there are worthless.
In Gilgal [they defy Me when] they sacrifice bulls,
Yes, [after My judgment] their [pagan] altars are like the stone heaps
In the furrows of the fields.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:9 I.e. the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles).

“I have been the Lord your God
    ever since you came out of Egypt;(A)
I will make you live in tents(B) again,
    as in the days of your appointed festivals.
10 I spoke to the prophets,
    gave them many visions
    and told parables(C) through them.”(D)

11 Is Gilead wicked?(E)
    Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(F)
    Their altars will be like piles of stones
    on a plowed field.(G)

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