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his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the people of Israel have bitterly provoked the LORD, so their Lord will now sentence them to death in payment for their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim provoked <i>him</i> to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Ephraim provoked <i>Him</i> to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked <i>God</i> to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his guilt for bloodshed on him And bring his disgrace back to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And bring back his reproach to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him, And bring back his reproach to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And cause his reproach to return to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked most bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him [invoking punishment] And bring back to him his shame <i>and</i> dishonor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and repay him for his contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and repay him for his contempt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, I will make you pay for your violent crimes and for insulting me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people of Ephraim made the LORD bitter. He will hold them guilty of murder. The Lord will pay them back for their insults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel have made the LORD bitterly angry; they deserve death for their crimes. Their Lord will punish them for the disgrace they have brought on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ephraim has stirred up violent anger; therefore the guilt of his blood will remain on him, and his Lord will repay him for his contempt."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Ephraim bitterly provoked him to anger; so he will hold him accountable for the blood he has shed, his Lord will repay him for the contempt he has shown. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore will he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach will his Lord return to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Ephraim has most bitterly provoked, "" And he leaves his blood on himself, "" And his Lord turns his reproach back to him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly, And his blood on himself he leaveth, And his reproach turn back to him doth his Lord!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ephraim provoked bitternesses, and bloods shall fly swiftly upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord turn back to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim hath provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood shall come upon him, and his Lord will render his reproach unto him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim has aroused bitter anger, so his Lord shall cast his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his scorn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ephraim has given bitter offense, so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him and pay him back for his insults.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly; therefore his blood shall come upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Aphreim was angry and bitter and his blood shall be poured upon him and his Lord will return his shame to him <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; Therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, And his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/12-14.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=1927" 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">13</span>But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/8563.htm" title="8563: tam·rū·rîm (N-mp) -- Bitterness. From marar; bitterness.">has provoked bitter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: hiḵ·‘îs (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">anger,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">so his Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/5203.htm" title="5203: yiṭ·ṭō·wōš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. Smite; by implication to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon.">will leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wə·ḏā·māw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">his bloodguilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and repay</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: wə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">for his contempt.</a> </span><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="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></span><br />You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Jeremiah 25:6-7</a></span><br />Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ / ‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Ezekiel 23:49</a></span><br />They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-13.htm">Amos 2:13</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-21</a></span><br />They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear. / You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40</a></span><br />How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">Lamentations 1:18</a></span><br />The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Luke 11:50-51</a></span><br />As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Ephesians 4:30</a></span><br />And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood on him, and his reproach shall his LORD return to him.</p><p class="hdg">provoked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></b></br> For <i>so</i> it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-2.htm">Ezekiel 23:2-10</a></b></br> Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: … </p><p class="hdg">most bitterly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-16.htm">2 Samuel 1:16</a></b></br> And David said unto him, Thy blood <i>be</i> upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-33.htm">1 Kings 2:33,34</a></b></br> Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Ezekiel 18:13</a></b></br> Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.</p><p class="hdg">blood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16</a></b></br> They return, <i>but</i> not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this <i>shall be</i> their derision in the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></b></br> And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-30.htm">1 Samuel 2:30</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed <i>that</i> thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/psalms/51-14.htm">Bloodguilt</a> <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/daniel/11-11.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-28.htm">Provocation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-43.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/daniel/11-18.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/hosea/12-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Bloodguilt</a> <a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/micah/7-6.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">E'phraim</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/joel/3-7.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Provocation</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Wrath</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>Ephraim has provoked bitter anger</b><br>Ephraim, representing the northern kingdom of Israel, is often used as a synonym for Israel in the prophetic books. The term "provoked bitter anger" indicates a deep-seated rebellion against God, characterized by idolatry and injustice. This phrase reflects the historical context of Israel's persistent disobedience and the worship of Baal, which angered God. The prophets frequently warned Israel of the consequences of their actions, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a>, where similar language is used to describe Israel's rebellion.<p><b>so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him</b><br>The term "bloodguilt" refers to the guilt incurred from acts of violence and injustice, particularly shedding innocent blood. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, bloodguilt required atonement or divine retribution. The phrase suggests that God, as the sovereign judge, will not absolve Ephraim of their sins without repentance. This aligns with the principle found in <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33</a>, where the land is defiled by bloodshed and requires justice. The concept of God leaving the bloodguilt upon Ephraim underscores the seriousness of their sin and the inevitability of divine judgment.<p><b>and repay him for his contempt</b><br>The word "contempt" here signifies a deep disrespect and disregard for God's covenant and commandments. This phrase indicates that God will enact justice by repaying Ephraim according to their deeds, a theme consistent throughout the Old Testament, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a> and <a href="/psalms/94-2.htm">Psalm 94:2</a>. The idea of divine retribution is central to the prophetic message, emphasizing that God's patience has limits and that persistent sin will lead to consequences. This repayment is not only punitive but also serves as a call to repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a></b><br>Represents the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often used as a synonym for Israel in the prophetic books. Ephraim was the largest tribe and held significant influence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as both just and merciful. In this context, He is the one who will bring judgment upon Ephraim for their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bloodshed.htm">Bloodshed</a></b><br>Refers to the violence and injustice prevalent in Israel, which has provoked God's anger.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/contempt.htm">Contempt</a></b><br>The attitude of disregard and disrespect that Ephraim has shown towards God and His commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_hosea.htm">Prophet Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, whose ministry was primarily to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. He used his own life as a symbolic representation of God's relationship with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin provokes God's anger and leads to judgment. Ephraim's example serves as a warning to us about the seriousness of sin and its consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>God is just and will repay according to one's deeds. This underscores the importance of living righteously and in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is certain for unrepentant sin, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. We should seek to turn back to God and align our lives with His commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_contempt.htm">The Danger of Contempt</a></b><br>Contempt for God and His ways leads to spiritual downfall. We must guard our hearts against attitudes of disrespect and disregard for God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Hosea are sent to call people back to God. We should heed the warnings and teachings of Scripture as God's message to us today.<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/why_does_ephraim_renounce_idols_in_hosea.htm">Why does Hosea 14:8 speak of Ephraim renouncing idols, yet later passages suggest the Northern Kingdom never fully returned from exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_hosea_13_14_promise_deliverance.htm">Hosea 13:14: Why does this verse promise deliverance from death when the broader context seems focused on judgment and destruction, potentially creating a theological conflict?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_12_8_contradict_israel's_exile.htm">Hosea 12:8: Does Israel's claim of innocence here contradict passages in which Israel is already punished or exiled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'boundary_moves'_in_hosea_5_10_recorded.htm">Hosea 5:10 - Do the described 'boundary moves' have any verifiable record in ancient Israel's land division or tribal borders?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) But the rift in the clouds closes again, and another severe rebuke follows. "Jacob" and "Israel" give place to the proud tribal name of Ephraim. This portion of the whole house of Israel incurs the charge. Read, <span class= "ital">Ephraim hath provoked bitter feeling.</span> The bloodguiltinese of Moloch sacrifices and other iniquity God will not remove. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/27-43.htm" title="Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; arise, flee you to Laban my brother to Haran;">Genesis 27:43</a>; <a href="/context/genesis/27-28.htm" title="Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:">Genesis 27:28-29</a>, for the foundation of these references.)<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ephraim provoked him to auger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.</span> Instead of humble thankfulness and due devotedness, Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly. Therefore his blood-guiltiness and consequent punishment are left upon him; his sin and its consequences are not taken away. The dishonor done to God by Ephraim's idolatry and sins shall bring back a sure recompense and severe retribution. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/12-14.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">Ephraim</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְרַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has provoked bitter</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(tam·rū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8563.htm">Strong's 8563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitterness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anger,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכְעִ֥יס</span> <span class="translit">(hiḵ·‘îs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so his Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will leave</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטּ֔וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·ṭō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5203.htm">Strong's 5203: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his bloodguilt</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדָמָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon him</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<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">and repay</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׁ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">for his contempt.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/12-14.htm">Hosea 12:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 12:14 Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/12-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 12:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 12:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/13-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 13:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 13:1" /></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>