Hosea 12:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Hosea 12:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.

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KJV

King James Version

And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].

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WEB

World English Bible

Jacob fled into the country of Aram. Israel served to get a wife. For a wife he tended flocks and herds.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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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Hosea 12

¹⁰ I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.

¹¹ Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.

¹² Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.

¹³ But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.

¹⁴ Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.

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