Hosea 12:6
And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
In Context
5And the Lord God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.
7Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.
Cross References
Exodus 3:15And God said again to Moses: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is the name for me in eternity, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.
Psalms 37:7I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.
Proverbs 21:3To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord, who has concealed his face from the house of Jacob, and I will stand before him.
Isaiah 31:6Be converted to the same depth that you have drawn away, O sons of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 12:2-7
The Crimes of Israel and Judah; Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 723.) 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 4 Yea, he had power over the… Read the whole commentary →