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it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have also spoken to the prophets, And I provided many visions, And through the prophets I spoke in parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions; And through the prophets I gave parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I have spoken to the prophets, And I made visions abound, And by the hand of the prophets I gave parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have also spoken to [you through] the prophets, And I gave [them] many visions [to make My will known], And through the prophets I gave parables [to appeal to your sense of right and wrong].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will speak through the prophets and grant many visions; I will give parables through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I spoke through the prophets and granted many visions; I gave parables through the prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I spoke to the prophets--often I spoke in visions. And so, I will send my prophets with messages of doom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions. I taught lessons through the prophets." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions, and through the prophets I gave my people warnings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I spoke to the prophets, giving revelation after revelation, and employing parables in the prophetic writings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to the prophets; I myself revealed many visions; I spoke in parables through the prophets." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have spoken to the prophets, "" And I have multiplied vision, "" And by the hand of the prophets I use allegories.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have spoken unto the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use similes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I spake by the prophets, and I multiplied the vision, and by the hand of the prophets I will use similitudes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and I have used parables through the hands of the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to the prophets, I granted many visions, and through the prophets I told parables. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets I will bring destruction.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions and used similitudes by the ministry of the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I have spoken with the Prophets and I have multiplied my visions and by the agency of the Prophets I have been been represented<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have also spoken unto the prophets, And I have multiplied visions; And by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will speak to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the means of the prophets I was represented.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/12-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1888" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏib·bar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: hir·bê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">multiplied</a> <a href="/hebrew/2377.htm" title="2377: ḥā·zō·wn (N-ms) -- Vision. From chazah; a sight, i.e. A dream, revelation, or oracle.">their visions;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: ’ă·ḏam·meh (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">I gave parables</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ū·ḇə·yaḏ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophets.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-21.htm">2 Peter 1:21</a></span><br />For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25</a></span><br />From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-21.htm">Acts 3:21</a></span><br />Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a></span><br />(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a></span><br />But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-34.htm">Matthew 13:34-35</a></span><br />Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. / So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-25.htm">Luke 24:25-27</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! / Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-25.htm">John 16:25</a></span><br />I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a></span><br />This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.</p><p class="hdg">have also.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1</a></b></br> And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">1 Kings 14:7-16</a></b></br> Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></b></br> And Elijah the Tishbite, <i>who was</i> of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, <i>As</i> the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.</p><p class="hdg">multiplied.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a></b></br> And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, <i>I</i> the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, <i>and</i> will speak unto him in a dream.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass afterward, <i>that</i> I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:</p><p class="hdg">used.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2-5</a></b></br> The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, <i>departing</i> from the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Hosea 3:1</a></b></br> Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of <i>her</i> friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></b></br> Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: … </p><p class="hdg">ministry.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/12-8.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/hosea/10-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-6.htm">Ministry</a> <a href="/hosea/11-4.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Parables</a> <a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Similes</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Similitudes</a> <a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Use</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Used</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/7-15.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/5-23.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/luke/3-24.htm">Ministry</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Parables</a> <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Similes</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Similitudes</a> <a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Use</a> <a href="/hosea/12-13.htm">Used</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">By former favors he exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Ephraim's sins provoke God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I spoke through the prophets</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's method of communication with His people, highlighting the role of prophets as His chosen messengers. Throughout the Old Testament, prophets served as intermediaries between God and Israel, delivering divine messages, warnings, and guidance. This method of communication underscores the personal and relational nature of God, who desires to guide His people directly. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel were pivotal in conveying God's will, often calling Israel back to faithfulness. This phrase also connects to <a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1</a>, which states that God spoke to the ancestors through the prophets in various ways.<p><b>and multiplied their visions;</b><br>Visions were a common way God revealed His plans and purposes to the prophets. These supernatural experiences provided insight into God's will and future events. The multiplication of visions indicates the abundance and clarity of God's communication, ensuring that His messages were understood and disseminated. Visions often contained symbolic imagery, requiring interpretation, as seen in the books of Daniel and Zechariah. This method of revelation highlights God's desire to make His will known and His patience in repeatedly reaching out to His people.<p><b>I gave parables through the prophets.</b><br>Parables are simple stories used to illustrate moral or spiritual lessons. In the context of the prophets, parables served as a tool to convey complex truths in an accessible manner. This method of teaching is seen in the ministry of Jesus Christ, who frequently used parables to reveal the mysteries of the Kingdom of God (e.g., <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>). The use of parables by the prophets underscores the continuity of God's teaching methods and His desire for His people to understand and apply His truths. Parables often required reflection and discernment, encouraging listeners to engage deeply with the message.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, Hosea's ministry focused on calling Israel back to faithfulness to God amidst widespread idolatry and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Messengers chosen by God to convey His words and will to the people. In this context, they are the instruments through which God communicated His messages, visions, and parables.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/visions.htm">Visions</a></b><br>Divine revelations given to the prophets, often containing symbolic imagery and messages intended to guide, warn, or instruct God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/parables.htm">Parables</a></b><br>Short, allegorical accounts used by the prophets to convey spiritual truths and moral lessons, often requiring interpretation to understand their deeper meanings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which was often the primary audience of Hosea's prophecies, characterized by its unfaithfulness and idolatry during this period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets are vital in God's communication with His people, serving as His mouthpiece to convey His will and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_communication.htm">Understanding Divine Communication</a></b><br>God uses various methods, including visions and parables, to communicate with humanity. These require discernment and spiritual insight to understand fully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>Believers are called to seek understanding and wisdom to interpret God's messages, as they often come in symbolic or allegorical forms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_word.htm">Faithfulness to God's Word</a></b><br>Just as Israel was called to heed the messages of the prophets, Christians today are urged to remain faithful to God's Word and teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_revelation.htm">Continuity of God's Revelation</a></b><br>The use of parables and visions in both the Old and New Testaments shows the consistency of God's methods in revealing His truths across different eras.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/verify_god's_prophecies_without_proof.htm">Hosea 12:10: How do we verify God’s prophetic revelations without external historical or textual proof? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_bible_visualization.htm">What is Bible Visualization?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.</span> The <span class="accented">vau</span> before the verb in the beginning of the verse is copulative, and the verb is in the preterit as the accent is on the penult; if the <span class="accented">vau</span> were conversive of the preterit into the future, the verb would have the accent on the ultimate. The preterit denotes what has been taking place up to the present. <span class="hebrew">עִל</span> is explained <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> by Knobel to denote that the Divine revelation or inspiration descended on the prophets from heaven; but <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Kimchi explains it as equivalent to <span class="hebrew">אִם</span>, with; thus: "'Upon (<span class="hebrew">עִל</span>) the prophets ' is the same as ' with (<span class="hebrew">אִם</span>) the prophets,' as (in <a href="/exodus/35-32.htm">Exodus 35:32</a>), 'And they came both men and women [literally, 'men, <span class="hebrew">עַל</span> <span class="accented">with</span>, or rather in addition to, women']. He (Jehovah) says, 'What could I do to you and I did not do it, so that ye should not forget me? And what did I do with your fathers? I spoke constantly with the prophets to admonish you from me, and I multiplied visions to you many days.'" The Authorized Version <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> employs "by" as the equivalent of <span class="hebrew">עַל</span> here. The pronoun <span class="accented">v'anoki</span> is emphatic, viz. "I even I," as though he said, "I and not another;" while the preterit proves Jehovah to have continued his visions to the very moment at which the prophet speaks. To the word <span class="hebrew">אַדַמֶּה</span>, . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/12-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḇî·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנֹכִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">multiplied</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְבֵּ֑יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hir·bê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their visions;</span><br /><span class="heb">חָז֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2377.htm">Strong's 2377: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I gave parables</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדַמֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏam·meh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To compare, to resemble, liken, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְיַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophets.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḇî·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 12:10 I have also spoken to the prophets (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/12-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 12:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 12:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/12-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 12:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 12:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>