Hosea 12:6
Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy and iudgement, and hope still in thy God.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
In Context
5Yea, the Lord God of hostes, the Lord is himselfe his memoriall.
7He is Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.
Cross References
Exodus 3:15And God spake further vnto Moses, Thus shalt thou say vnto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob hath sent me vnto you: this is my Name for euer, and this is my memoriall vnto all ages.
Psalms 37:7Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
Psalms 130:5I haue waited on the Lord: my soule hath waited, and I haue trusted in his worde.
Proverbs 21:3To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.
Isaiah 8:17Therefore I will waite vpon the Lord that hath hid his face from the house of Iaakob, and I wil looke for him.
Isaiah 31:6O ye children of Israel, turne againe, in as much as ye are sunken deepe in rebellion.
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 →