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He grabbed his brother by the heal">b</a></span> in the womb,</p> <p class="poetry2">and as an adult he fought with God.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He even fought the angel and won;</p> <p class="poetry2">he cried and prayed to him.</p> <p class="poetry2">Then at Bethel he found him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and there he spoke with us—</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies—</p> <p class="poetry2">the LORD is his name.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:5 Or his traditional name">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So you, return to your God;</p> <p class="poetry2">guard grace and justice,</p> <p class="poetry2">and look to your God always.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Now as for the merchant,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:7 MT word for merchant sounds like Canaan">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">deceitful balances remain in his hand,</p> <p class="poetry2">and he loves to defraud.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Ephraim claims,</p> <p class="poetry2">‘I have become rich,</p> <p class="poetry2">I have made a fortune!</p> <p class="poetry2">Because of all my wealth,</p> <p class="poetry2">no one will find any iniquity or sin in me.’</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Yet I remain the LORD your God,</p> <p class="poetry2">who brought you out of the land of Egypt.</p> <p class="poetry2">I will make you live in tents again,</p> <p class="poetry2">as in the festival of that name.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:9 i.e. the Festival of Tents">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I spoke to the prophets,</p> <p class="poetry2">giving revelation after revelation,</p> <p class="poetry2">and employing parables in the prophetic writings.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:10 Lit. parables by the hand of the prophets">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“There’s iniquity in Gilead, isn’t there?</p> <p class="poetry2">They have become truly vain.</p> <p class="poetry2">They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;</p> <p class="poetry2">their altars are like piles of stone in furrowed fields.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Jacob fled into the land of Aram;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:12 i.e. Syria">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">Israel served there to obtain his wife,</p> <p class="poetry2">tending sheep to gain<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:12 The Heb. lacks to gain">h</a></span> his wife.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt,</p> <p class="poetry2">and by a prophet he<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:13 i.e. Israel">i</a></span> was rescued.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hosea/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Ephraim has stirred up violent anger;</p> <p class="poetry2">therefore the guilt of his blood will remain on him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his Lord will repay him for his contempt.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 12:1 This v. is 12:2 in MT, and so throughout the chapter.<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 12:3 Lit. <i>He grabbed his brother by the heal</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 12:5 Or <i>his traditional name</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 12:7 MT word for <i>merchant</i> sounds like <i>Canaan</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 12:9 i.e. the Festival of Tents<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 12:10 Lit. <i>parables by the hand of the prophets</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 12:12 i.e. Syria<br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 12:12 The Heb. lacks <i>to gain</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 12:13 i.e. Israel<br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a 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