10 I will speak through the prophets(A)
and grant many visions;
I will give parables through the prophets.(B)
11 Since Gilead is full of evil,(C)
they will certainly come to nothing.
They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;(D)
even their altars will be like piles of rocks(E)
on the furrows of a field.

Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs

12 Jacob fled to the territory of Aram.(F)
Israel worked to earn a wife;(G)
he tended flocks for a wife.(H)

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10 I spoke to the prophets,
    gave them many visions
    and told parables(A) through them.”(B)

11 Is Gilead wicked?(C)
    Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(D)
    Their altars will be like piles of stones
    on a plowed field.(E)
12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[a];(F)
    Israel served to get a wife,
    and to pay for her he tended sheep.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia