Hosea 12:6
(12:7) Therefore do thou return to thy God: keep goodness and justice, and wait on thy God continually.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
In Context
5(12:6) And the Lord God of hosts, the Eternal One is his memorial.
7(12:8) But like a merchant, who hath the balances of deceit in his hand, loving to overreach,
Cross References
Exodus 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Everlasting One, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
Psalms 37:7Be silent before the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who practices wicked devices.
Psalms 130:5I hope for the Lord, my soul doth hope, and for his word do I wait.
Proverbs 21:3To exercise righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope for him.
Isaiah 31:6Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
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 →