Hosea 12 · Verse 13

Hosea 12:13

And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Hosea 12:13, King James Version

Hosea 12:13 in other translations

BSBBut by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
WEBBy a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
ASVAnd by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
YLTAnd by a prophet hath Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it hath been watched.
DARBYAnd by a prophet Jehovah brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
BBEAnd by a prophet the Lord made Israel come up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept safe.
WebsterAnd by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

What does Hosea 12:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. by a prophet--Moses (Nu 12:6-8; De 18:15, 18). preserved--Translate, "kept"; there is an allusion to the same Hebrew word in Ho 12:12, "kept sheep"; Israel was kept by God as His flock, even as Jacob kept sheep (Psa 80:1; Is 63:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 By a prophet (Moses) the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet (Joshua) was he preserved - Joshua succeeded Moses, and brought the Israelites into the promised land; and when they passed the Jordan at Gilgal, he received the covenant of circumcision; and yet this same place was now made by them the seat of idolatry! How blind and how ungrateful!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 12:7-14

Ephraim became a merchant: the word also signifies a Canaanite. They carried on trade upon Canaanitish principles, covetously and with fraud and deceit. Thus they became rich, and falsely supposed that Providence favoured them. But shameful sins shall have shameful punishments. Let them remember, not only what a mighty prince Jacob was with God, but what a servant he was to Laban. The benefits we have had from the…

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Hosea 12:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבְנָבִ֕יאu.ve.na.Vi'and by a prophetH5030
הֶעֱלָ֧הhe.'e.Lahhe brought upH5927
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
וּבְנָבִ֖יאu.ve.na.Vi'and by a prophetH5030
נִשְׁמָֽר\׃nish.Marhe was keptH8104

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Cross references for Hosea 12:13

  • Acts 3:22-23

    For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

  • Psalms 77:20

    Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

  • Exodus 12:50-51

    Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

  • Acts 7:35-37

    This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.

  • Isaiah 63:11-14

    Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble? As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.

  • Exodus 13:3

    And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

  • Amos 2:11-12

    And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord. But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

  • Micah 6:4

    For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

  • 1 Samuel 12:8

    When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

  • Hosea 13:4-5

    Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13:4,5; Ex 12:50,51; 13:3; 1Sa 12:8; Ps 77:20; Isa 63:11,12
Am 2:11,12; Mic 6:4; Ac 3:22,23; 7:35-37

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Context

  • 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 12:13

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

  • 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.

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Hosea 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas Jacob huyó á tierra de Aram, y sirvió Israel por mujer, y por mujer fué pastor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jacob s’enfuit dans la plaine de Syrie; et Israël servit pour une femme; et pour une femme, il garda les troupeaux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jakob entfloh nach dem Gefilde von Aram, und Israel diente um ein Weib und hütete um ein Weib.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In propheta autem eduxit Dominus Israël de Ægypto, et in propheta servatus est.