12Jacob fled to the country of Aram ; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.


In Context

9 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed feasts.

10 I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them."

11 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.

12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram ; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.

13 The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt, by a prophet he cared for him.

14 But Ephraim has bitterly provoked him to anger; his Lord will leave upon him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.

Hosea 12:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:12Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and was a keeper for a wife.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept'sheep .

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served to get a wife, and for a wife he tended flocks and herds.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.