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10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and [a]by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes. 11 Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars [b]are as heaps in the furrows of the field. 12 And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

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  1. Hosea 12:10 Hebrew by the hand.
  2. Hosea 12:11 Or, shall be

10 I spoke to the prophets,
    gave them many visions
    and told parables(A) through them.”(B)

11 Is Gilead wicked?(C)
    Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(D)
    Their altars will be like piles of stones
    on a plowed field.(E)
12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[a];(F)
    Israel served to get a wife,
    and to pay for her he tended sheep.(G)

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  1. Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia