Hosea 12:10-13
Hosea 12:9-14 The Message (MSG)
“But not so fast! I’m GOD, your God! Your God from the days in Egypt! I’m going to put you back to living in tents, as in the old days when you worshiped in the wilderness. I speak through the prophets to give clear pictures of the way things are. Using prophets, I tell revealing stories. I show Gilead rampant with religious scandal and Gilgal teeming with empty-headed religion. I expose their worship centers as stinking piles of garbage in their gardens.” Are you going to repeat the life of your ancestor Jacob? He ran off guilty to Aram, Then sold his soul to get ahead, and made it big through treachery and deceit. Your real identity is formed through God-sent prophets, who led you out of Egypt and served as faithful pastors. As it is, Ephraim has continually and inexcusably insulted God. Now he has to pay for his life-destroying ways. His Master will do to him what he has done.
Hosea 12:10-13 King James Version (KJV)
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Hosea 12:10-13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions, And through the prophets I gave parables. Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, Yes, their altars are like the stone heaps Beside the furrows of the field. Now Jacob fled to the land of Aram, And Israel worked for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel from Egypt, And by a prophet he was kept.
Hosea 12:10-13 New Century Version (NCV)
I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions; through them, I taught my lessons to you.” The people of Gilead are evil, worth nothing. Though people sacrifice bulls at Gilgal, their altars will become like piles of stone in a plowed field. Your ancestor Jacob fled to Northwest Mesopotamia where he worked to get a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her. Later the LORD used a prophet to bring Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt; he used a prophet to take care of the Israelites.
Hosea 12:10-13 American Standard Version (ASV)
I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes. Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field. And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. And by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Hosea 12:10-13 New International Version (NIV)
I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them.” Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars will be like piles of stones on a plowed field. Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep. The LORD used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.
Hosea 12:10-13 New King James Version (NKJV)
I have also spoken by the prophets, And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.” Though Gilead has idols— Surely they are vanity— Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field. Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep. By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved.
Hosea 12:10-13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]. Is there wickedness (idolatry) in Gilead? Surely the people there are worthless. In Gilgal [they defy Me when] they sacrifice bulls, Yes, [after My judgment] their [pagan] altars are like the stone heaps In the furrows of the fields. ¶Now Jacob (Israel) fled into the open country of Aram (Paddan-aram), [Gen 28:2, 5] And [there] Israel (Jacob) worked and served for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep. [Gen 29:18-20; 30:31; 31:38-41] And by a prophet (Moses) the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, And by a prophet Israel was preserved.
Hosea 12:10-13 New Living Translation (NLT)
I sent my prophets to warn you with many visions and parables.” But the people of Gilead are worthless because of their idol worship. And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls; their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone along the edges of a plowed field. Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep. Then by a prophet the LORD brought Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt; and by that prophet they were protected.
Hosea 12:10-13 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“I am the One who speaks through the prophets, and reveals to them vision after vision. Through the ministry of prophets, I reveal my message in parables.” “Gilead is full of nothing but iniquity! Therefore, its people will be wiped out. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? That is why I will make their altars nothing but heaps of stones on the furrows of the plowed fields.” Jacob fled to the land of Aram, where Israel became a servant to win a wife. He took care of another man’s sheep to pay the bride-price. By a prophet, YAHWEH brought Israel out of Egypt; By a prophet named Moses, he cared for his people, Israel.
Hosea 12:10-13 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions, and through the prophets gave parables. If there is iniquity in Gilead, they shall surely come to nothing: in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls; their altars also are like stone heaps on the furrows of the field. Jacob fled to the land of Aram; there Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he guarded sheep. By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.