Hosea 12:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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 heaps of rocks(C)
on the furrows of a field.
Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs
12 Jacob fled to the land 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.
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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