Hosea 12:7
וְאַתָּה בֵּאלֹהֶיךָ תָשׁוּב חֶסֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט שְׁמֹר וְקַוֵּה אֶל ־ אֱלֹהֶיךָ תָּמִֽיד ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
In Context
6וַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַצְּבָאוֹת יְהוָה זִכְרֽוֹ ׃
8כְּנַעַן בְּיָדוֹ מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לַעֲשֹׁק אָהֵֽב ׃
Cross References
Genesis 49:18לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְהוָֽה ׃
1 Samuel 12:3הִנְנִי עֲנוּ בִי נֶגֶד יְהוָה וְנֶגֶד מְשִׁיחוֹ אֶת ־ שׁוֹר ׀ מִי לָקַחְתִּי וַחֲמוֹר מִי לָקַחְתִּי וְאֶת ־ מִי עָשַׁקְתִּי אֶת ־ מִי רַצּוֹתִי וּמִיַּד ־ מִי לָקַחְתִּי כֹפֶר וְאַעְלִים עֵינַי בּוֹ וְאָשִׁיב לָכֶֽם ׃
Proverbs 16:11פֶּלֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵי מִשְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָה מַעֲשֵׂהוּ כָּל ־ אַבְנֵי ־ כִֽיס ׃
Isaiah 56:1כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שִׁמְרוּ מִשְׁפָּט וַעֲשׂוּ צְדָקָה כִּֽי ־ קְרוֹבָה יְשֽׁוּעָתִי לָבוֹא וְצִדְקָתִי לְהִגָּלֽוֹת ׃
Joel 2:12וְגַם ־ עַתָּה נְאֻם ־ יְהוָה שֻׁבוּ עָדַי בְּכָל ־ לְבַבְכֶם וּבְצוֹם וּבְבְכִי וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד ׃
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 →