Common English Bible

Hosea 12:11-14 Common English Bible (CEB)

11. In Gilead there is wickedness;they will surely come to nothing.In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls,so their altars will be like piles of stoneson the rows of the field.

12. Jacob fled to the land of Aram;there Israel served for a wife,and for a wife he kept watch over livestock.

13. By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,and by a prophet he was guarded.

14. Ephraim has given bitter offense;so the Lord will bring his crimes down on himand pay him back for his wrongdoing.