Hosea 12:2

Yahweh also has a lawsuit against Judah 1 and will punish Jacob for what he has done; 1 he will repay him for his deeds. 1

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The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

In Context

1Ephraim feeds on the wind 1 and follows after the east wind. 1 He continually multiplies lies and violence. 1 They make a covenant with Assyria 1 and carry olive oil to Egypt. 1

3In the womb Jacob grasped his brother by the heel, 1 and in his manhood he struggled with God. 1

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Cross References

2 Kings 17:4Then the king of Assyria realized that Hoshea had been plotting against him, for Hoshea had sent messengers to So king of Egypt; also, he offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. So the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

Job 15:2“Should a wise man answer with useless knowledge 1 and fill himself with the east wind? 1

Ecclesiastes 5:15As a man comes from his mother's womb, 2 so also he will leave naked. 1 He can take none of the fruits of his labor in his hand.

Isaiah 8:7therefore the Lord is about to bring up on them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. 1 It will come up over all its channels and overflow its banks. 1

Isaiah 10:12When the Lord has finished his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and his prideful looks.

Isaiah 30:6A declaration about the beasts of the Negev: 1 Through the land of trouble and danger, of the lioness and the lion, 1 the viper and fiery flying serpent, 1 they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, 1 and their treasures on the camels' humps, 1 to a people who cannot help them. 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 →

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