--- title: Hosea 12 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Hosea chapter 12 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Ephraim compasseth Me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; and Judah is yet wayward towards God, and towar --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/) / chapter 12 # Hosea 12 15 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [12:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.1/) — סְבָבֻנִי בְכַחַשׁ אֶפְרַיִם וּבְמִרְמָה בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִֽיהוּדָה עֹד רָד עִם־אֵל וְעִם־קְדוֹשִׁים נֶאֱמָֽן׃ — Ephraim compasseth Me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; and Judah is yet wayward towards God, and towards the Holy One who is faithful. - [12:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.2/) — אֶפְרַיִם רֹעֶה רוּחַ וְרֹדֵף קָדִים כָּל־הַיּוֹם כָּזָב וָשֹׁד יַרְבֶּה וּבְרִית עִם־אַשּׁוּר יִכְרֹתוּ וְשֶׁמֶן לְמִצְרַיִם יוּבָֽל׃ — Ephraim striveth after wind, and followeth after the east wind; all the day he multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. - [12:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.3/) — וְרִיב לַֽיהוָה עִם־יְהוּדָה וְלִפְקֹד עַֽל־יַעֲקֹב כִּדְרָכָיו כְּמַעֲלָלָיו יָשִׁיב לֽוֹ׃ — The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, according to his doings will He recompense him. - [12:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.4/) — בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶת־אָחִיו וּבְאוֹנוֹ שָׂרָה אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ — In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and by his strength he strove with a godlike being; - [12:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.5/) — וָיָּשַׂר אֶל־מַלְאָךְ וַיֻּכָל בָּכָה וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־לוֹ בֵּֽית־אֵלבֵּֽית־אֵל יִמְצָאֶנּוּ וְשָׁם יְדַבֵּר עִמָּֽנוּ׃ — So he strove with an angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him; at Beth-el he would find him, and there he would speak with us; - [12:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.6/) — וַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַצְּבָאוֹת יְהוָה זִכְרֽוֹ׃ — But the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is His name. - [12:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.7/) — וְאַתָּה בֵּאלֹהֶיךָ תָשׁוּב חֶסֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט שְׁמֹר וְקַוֵּה אֶל־אֱלֹהֶיךָ תָּמִֽיד׃ — Therefore turn thou to thy God; keep mercy and justice, and wait for thy God continually. - [12:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.8/) — כְּנַעַן בְּיָדוֹ מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לַעֲשֹׁק אָהֵֽב׃ — As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress. - [12:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.9/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֶפְרַיִם אַךְ עָשַׁרְתִּי מָצָאתִי אוֹן לִי כָּל־יְגִיעַי לֹא יִמְצְאוּ־לִי עָוֺן אֲשֶׁר־חֵֽטְא׃ — And Ephraim said: 'Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth; in all my labours they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.' - [12:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.10/) — וְאָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם עֹד אוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ בָאֳהָלִים כִּימֵי מוֹעֵֽד׃ — But I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed season. - [12:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.11/) — וְדִבַּרְתִּי עַל־הַנְּבִיאִים וְאָנֹכִי חָזוֹן הִרְבֵּיתִי וּבְיַד הַנְּבִיאִים אֲדַמֶּֽה׃ — I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes. - [12:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.12/) — אִם־גִּלְעָד אָוֶן אַךְ־שָׁוְא הָיוּ בַּגִּלְגָּל שְׁוָרִים זִבֵּחוּ גַּם מִזְבְּחוֹתָם כְּגַלִּים עַל תַּלְמֵי שָׂדָֽי׃ — If Gilead be given to iniquity becoming altogether vanity, in Gilgal they sacrifice unto bullocks; yea, their altars shall be as heaps in the furrows of the field. - [12:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.13/) — וַיִּבְרַח יַעֲקֹב שְׂדֵה אֲרָם וַיַּעֲבֹד יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאִשָּׁה וּבְאִשָּׁה שָׁמָֽר׃ — And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. - [12:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.14/) — וּבְנָבִיא הֶעֱלָה יְהוָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם וּבְנָבִיא נִשְׁמָֽר׃ — And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he kept. - [12:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.12.15/) — הִכְעִיס אֶפְרַיִם תַּמְרוּרִים וְדָמָיו עָלָיו יִטּוֹשׁ וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ יָשִׁיב לוֹ אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ — Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. - ← previous: [Hosea 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/11/) - next →: [Hosea 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/13/) - ↑ back to [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/)