Hosea 12:14
12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.
- KJV
- Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
- WEB
- Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt.
- ASV
- Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
- DARBY
- Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly; and his Lord shall leave his blood upon him, and recompense unto him his reproach.
- BLB
- Ephraim has provoked to anger bitterly, and his bloodguilt He will leave upon him, and his reproach his Lord will make return to him.
- ÅB
- Efra'im har vakt bitter harme; derfor skal hans Herre la hans blodskyld komme over ham, og hans hån skal han gjengjelde ham.
[^1]: Israel lignes med det kana'anittiske handelsfolk.
[^2]: d.e. Mesopotamia. - OTB
- Efraim har vekket Guds bitre vrede;
Så hans Herre vil la hans blodskyld bli på ham
Og bringe hans skam tilbake til ham. - B1930
- Efra'im har vakt bitter harme; derfor skal hans Herre la hans blodskyld komme over ham, og hans hån skal han gjengjelde ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 18:13
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.
Read in contextDaniel 11:18
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
Read in context2 Kings 17:7–18
For so 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,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:37
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
Read in contextHosea 7:16
They return, but 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 shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:2–10
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
Read in context1 Samuel 2:30
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that 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.
Read in context1 Kings 2:33–34
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.
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