10 (A)I have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given [a]symbols [b]through the witness of the prophets.”

11 Though (B)Gilead has idols—
Surely they are [c]vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in (C)Gilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.

12 Jacob (D)fled to the country of Syria;
(E)Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:10 Or parables
  2. Hosea 12:10 Lit. by the hand
  3. Hosea 12:11 worthless

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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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia