Hosea 12:12

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

"And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep." - Hosea 12:12
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What does Hosea 12:12 mean?

Hosea 12:12 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep." To understand the meaning and commentary of this verse, it is important to examine the context and background of the…

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The Cost of Love: Jacob's Journey and Our Pursuit of God

In Hosea 12:12, we are reminded of Jacob's flight into Syria as he fled from his brother Esau, and the sacrifices he made in pursuit of love: "And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep" (KJV). This passage encapsulates a…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Growth Inspired by Jacob's Journey

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I want to thank You for the lessons embedded in the lives of Your servants throughout Scripture. I reflect on the poignant words of Hosea 12:12, which remind me of Jacob’s journey: "And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel…

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Hosea 12:12 - "And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep."
Hosea 12:5 - "Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial."
Hosea 13:12 - "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid."
Hosea 5:12 - "Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness."
Hosea 12:13 - "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved."
Hosea 12:3 - "¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
Hosea 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
Hosea 12:11 - "Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields."
Hosea 12:6 - "Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually."
Hosea 12:10 - "I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets."
Hosea 11:12 - "Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."
Hosea 12:9 - "And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast."
Hosea 12:2 - "The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him."
"The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid." - Hosea 13:12
"Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial." - Hosea 12:5
Hosea 12:7 - "¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
"Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness." - Hosea 5:12
"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." - Hosea 10:12
Hosea 9:12 - "Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!"
Hosea 10:12 - "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you."
Hosea 12:1 - "Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt."
"And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved." - Hosea 12:13
"¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." - Hosea 12:7
Hosea 7:12 - "When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard."
Hosea 12:4 - "Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;"
Hosea 12:8 - "And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin."
Hosea 12:14 - "Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him."
Hosea 4:12 - "¶ My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God." bible verse art
Romans 12:1-2