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9 lines
497 B
Markdown
The prophet Hosea is speaking.
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## their altars will be like heaps of stone in the furrows of the fields ##
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Many times altars were built out of stones. In this case, their piles of stones won't be altars but more of a hinderance for plowing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## Jacob fled to the land of Aram; Israel worked in order to get a wife ##
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In this case, "Jacob" and "Israel" are referring to a person and the same person. Jacob received a name change later in his life. |