consists of two parts which in the original are coordinated. It is better to translate thus: And I am the Lord thy God, from the land of Egypt: I will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. "Dwell in tabernacles": Kimchi interprets this as a promise, perhaps with an implied threatening, that even so God is ready to bring Israel forth out of the captivity where they will be, as God brought Israel forth out of the land of Egypt, and made them dwell in tents in the wilderness, God is ready again to bring Israel forth out of the lands of the Gentiles, to cause them to dwell in tents in the wilderness along the way, until they shall return to their land in peace." "As in the days of the solemn feast": alluding to the feast of tabernacles, which commemorates the Israelites dwelling in tents in the wilderness (), which may refer to Jesus Christ's incarnation, expressed as 'his tabernacling' among men in human nature (John 1:14; cf. ). The materials to make the tabernacles are willows trees of the brook, palm trees, olive trees, and myrtle trees, according to . Verse 12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. "Country of Syria": or "field of Syria" (, ) the same with "Padan-Aram" ("Padan" means "field" in Arabic and "Aram" is Syria), the place to where Jacob fled from his brother Esau (). "Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep": refers to the period Jacob spent as a shepherd for Laban, his uncle, to marry his two wives, Leah and Rachel, Laban's daughters, each for seven years (). Verse 13 And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. "By a prophet" denotes Moses (; ). "Preserved": or "kept"; there is an allusion to the same Hebrew word in Hosea 12:12, "kept sheep"; Israel was kept by God as His flock, even as Jacob kept sheep (; ). See also Assyria Gilead Gilgal Egypt Ephraim Jacob Israel Syria Related Bible parts: Genesis 25, Genesis 28, Genesis 29, Genesis 32, Genesis 35, Exodus 14, Jeremiah 7, Hosea 6, Hosea 7, Hosea 8, Hosea 9, Hosea 10 Notes References Sources External links Jewish Hosea