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Hosea 12

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Hosea 12 . 1

1 Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.CHosea 11:11-12:1TOSKHosea 12:1

Hosea 12 . 2

2 The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:2

Hosea 12 . 3

3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.IPGenesis 25:22 · Genesis 25:23 · Genesis 25:26CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:3TTCovenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) · Jacob (Transformed Supplanter)

Hosea 12 . 4

4 Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—IPGenesis 32:24 · Genesis 32:28 · Genesis 32:29 · Genesis 35:15 · Genesis 28:13-19CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:4TTJacob (Transformed Supplanter)

Hosea 12 . 5

5 the LORD is the God of Hosts—the LORD is His name of renown.IPGenesis 28:13 · Genesis 35:11-15CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:5TTJacob (Transformed Supplanter)

Hosea 12 . 6

6 But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:6

Hosea 12 . 7

7 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:7

Hosea 12 . 8

8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:8

Hosea 12 . 9

9 But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:9

Hosea 12 . 10

10 I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:10

Hosea 12 . 11

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:11

Hosea 12 . 12

12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife—for a wife he tended sheep.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:12

Hosea 12 . 13

13 But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:13

Hosea 12 . 14

14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt.CHosea 12:2-14TOSKHosea 12:14

In the wider web14 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:22, Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:23, Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:26, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 28:13-19, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 32:24, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 32:28, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 32:29, Hosea 12:4 → Genesis 35:15, Hosea 12:5 → Genesis 28:13, Hosea 12:5 → Genesis 35:11-15

Trajectories

Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Jacob (Transformed Supplanter)

Chiasms

Shaped Hosea 11:11–12:1, Hosea 12:2–14