Hosea 12
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Hosea 12
1 #
2 Kings 17.4; Isa 30.6 Ephraim herds the wind
and pursues the east wind all day long;
they multiply falsehood and violence;
they make a treaty with Assyria,
and oil is carried to Egypt.
The Long History of Rebellion
2 #
Hos 4.9; Mic 6.2 The Lord has an indictment against Judah
and will punish Jacob according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.
3 #
Gen 25.26; 32.24, 28 In the womb he tried to supplant his brother,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 #
Gen 28.12–15; 32.26 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor;
he met him at Bethel,
and there he spoke with him.#12.4 Gk Syr: Heb us
5The Lord the God of hosts,
the Lord is his name!
6 #
Hos 6.8; Mic 6.8; 7.7 But as for you, return to your God;
hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.
7 #
Am 8.5; Mic 6.11 A trader in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.
8 #
Hos 4.8; 13.6; 14.1; Rev 3.17 Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich;
I have gained wealth for myself;
in all of my gain
no offense has been found in me
that would be sin.”#12.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
9 #
Lev 23.42; Neh 8.17; Hos 11.1 I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
as in the days of the appointed festival.
10 #
2 Kings 17.13; Jer 7.25; Ezek 17.2; 20.49 I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied visions,
and through the prophets I will bring destruction.
11 #
Hos 4.15; 6.8; 9.15; 10.1, 2 In#12.11 Syr: Heb If Gilead there is iniquity;
they shall surely come to nothing.
In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,
so their altars shall be like stone heaps
on the furrows of the field.
12 #
Gen 28.5
Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
there Israel served for a wife,
and for a wife he guarded sheep.#12.12 Heb lacks sheep
13 #
Ex 13.3
By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was guarded.
14 #
Ezek 18.10–13; Dan 11.18; Mic 6.16 Ephraim has given bitter offense,
so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him
and pay him back for his insults.
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