Hosea 12:7
Therefore turn thou to Eloheicha; 1 be shomer over chesed and mishpat 1 and wait on Eloheicha tamid (continually). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
In Context
6Even Hashem Elohei Tzva'os; 1 Hashem is His [memorial] Name! 1
8A kena'an (merchant), in whose hand are the scales of mirmar (deceit) 1 He loveth to oppress. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for Thy Yeshu'ah (Salvation), Hashem. 1
1 Samuel 12:3Hineni (here I am); testify against me before Hashem, and before His Moshiach. Whose shor (ox) have I taken? Or whose chamor (donkey) have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose yad have I accepted any kofer to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restitution make to you.
Proverbs 16:11A just weight and balance are Hashemʼs, 1 all the weights of the bag are His concern. 1
Isaiah 56:1Thus saith Hashem: 1 Be shomer over mishpat, and do tzedakah (righteousness); 1 for My Yeshu'ah (salvation) is near to come, 1 and My tzedakah to be revealed. 1
Ezekiel 22:29The am ha'aretz have used oshek (oppression, extortion) and committed gazel (robbery), and have mistreated the oni and evyon; indeed, they have treated the ger without mishpat (justice).
Joel 2:12Therefore also now, saith Hashem, 1 turn ye back to Me with all your lev, 1 and with tzom, and with weeping, and with mourning; 1
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 →