Hosea 12:13

The Lord brought Israel up from Egypt by a prophet, and by a prophet Israel was guarded.

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In The King James Version

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

In Context

12And Jacob fled to the territory of Aram, and Israel worked to earn a wife: for a wife he herded sheep.

14Ephraim has given bitter provocation. His Lord will leave upon him his guilt of bloodshed, and for his contempt he will repay him.

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Cross References

Genesis 28:2Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Psalms 77:20You did guide your folk like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Hosea 13:4Yet it was I, the Lord your God, ever since the land of Egypt, you know no other god but me, nor has there been any saviour except me.

Micah 6:4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, from the land of slavery I redeemed you. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 12:8-14

Reproof for Sin; Judgment Threatened; Memorials of Divine Mercy. ( b. c. 723.) 7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 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. 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. 10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used… Read the whole commentary →

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