Hosea 12:5

And, Yahweh, is God of host,—Yahweh, is his memorial.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

In Context

4Yea he strove against a Messenger, and prevailed, he wept, and made supplication unto him,—At Bethel, he found him, and, there, he spake with us;

6Thou, therefore, by thy God, shalt return,—lovingkindness and justice, do thou keep, so wait thou for thy God, continually.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; For I saw God face to face; and my soul was delivered,

Exodus 3:15And God said yet further unto Moses—Thus shalt thou say unto the sons of Israel, Yahweh God of your fathers. God of Abraham God of Isaac and God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This, is my name to times age-abiding, And, this, my memorial to generation after generation.

Isaiah 42:8I, am Yahweh, that, is my Name, And, my glory, to another, will I not give, Nor my praise to images.

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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