Hosea 12:6

But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

In Context

5And he prevailed with the angel and was strong: they wept, and entreated me: they found me in the house of Aven, and there a word was spoken to them.

7Thou therefore shalt return to thy God: keep thou mercy and judgment, and draw nigh to thy God continually.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:15And God said again to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the sons of Israel, The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and my memorial to generations of generations.

Psalms 37:7I have been wretched and bowed down continually: 1 I went with a mourning countenance all the day. 1

Proverbs 21:3To do justly and to speak truth, 1 Are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices. 1

Isaiah 8:17And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

Isaiah 31:6Turn, ye children of Israel, who devise a deep and sinful counsel.

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 →

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