Which direction does coolant flow in 1998 Jeep Cherokee?

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Top hose gets really hot and temp spikes while bottom hose is normal. I thought coolant flowed from the water pump up through the radiator, to the thermostat and block back down to the pump but I looked at replacement radiators and they said "top left inlet and bottom right outlet" so maybe I was wrong. I'm trying to determine whether the radiator is clogged or the pump is failing.
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It does makes more sense to go through the thermostat AFTER the engine and before the radiator. That means the radiator is not the problem, but maybe the water pump.
 
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