by a prophet i.e. Moses (comp. Deuteronomy 34:10). Hosea contrasts the helplessness and the hardships of Jacob-Israel with the wonderful deliverance and preservation of his descendants. Comp. Isaiah 51:2, -I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him." Note the double use of the term Israel in Hosea 12:12 and Hosea 12:13.

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