Hosea 12:6
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
World English Bible Updated
In The King James Version
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
In Context
5even the LORD, the God of Armies. The LORD is his name of renown!
7A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
Cross References
Exodus 3:15God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Isaiah 31:6Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children 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 →