Hosea 12:7
He is Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
In Context
6Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy and iudgement, and hope still in thy God.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation.
1 Samuel 12:3Beholde, here I am: beare recorde of me before the Lord and before his Anointed. Whose oxe haue I taken? or whose asse haue I taken? or whome haue I done wrong to? or whome haue I hurt? or of whose hande haue I receiued any bribe, to blinde mine eyes therewith, and I will restore it you?
Proverbs 16:11A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.
Isaiah 56:1Thus saith the Lord, Keepe iudgement and doe iustice: for my saluation is at hand to come, and my righteousnes to be reueiled.
Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land haue violently oppressed by spoyling and robbing, and haue vexed the poore and the needy: yea, they haue oppressed the stranger against right.
Joel 2:12Therefore also now the Lord sayth, Turne you vnto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning,
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 →