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Hosea 12:7
| ← Hosea 12:6 | Hosea 12:7 (KJV) | Hosea 12:8 → |
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Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
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[He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
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And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that [were] sin.
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Verse Text
He is a merchantH3667, the balancesH3976 of deceitH4820 are in his handH3027: he lovethH157 to oppressH6231.
וְאַתָּה בֵּאלֹהֶיךָ תָשׁוּב חֶסֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט שְׁמֹר וְקַוֵּה אֶל־אֱלֹהֶיךָ תָּמִיד׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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וְ/אַתָּ֖ה |
ve./'a.Tah | H859 | HC/Pp2ms | and/ you |
בֵּ/אלֹהֶ֣י/ךָ |
be./lo.Hei./kha | H430 | HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms | in/ God/ your |
תָשׁ֑וּב |
ta.Shuv | H7725 | HVqi2ms | you will return |
חֶ֤סֶד |
Che.sed | H2617 | HNcmsa | loyalty |
וּ/מִשְׁפָּט֙ |
u./mish.Pat | H4941 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ justice |
שְׁמֹ֔ר |
she.Mor | H8104 | HVqv2ms | keep |
וְ/קַוֵּ֥ה |
ve./ka.Veh | H6960 | HC/Vpv2ms | and/ wait |
אֶל |
'el- | H413 | HR | to |
אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ |
'e.lo.Hei./kha | H430 | HNcmpc/Sp2ms | God/ your |
תָּמִֽיד |
ta.Mid | H8548 | HNcmsa | continually |
- H157 — אָהַב (ʼâhab, aw-hab'): or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
- H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
- H3667 — כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan, ken-ah'-an): from כָּנַע; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him; Canaan, merchant, traffick.
- H3976 — מֹאזֵן (môʼzên, mo-zane'): from אָזַן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances.
- H4820 — מִרְמָה (mirmâh, meer-maw'): from רָמָה in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
- H6231 — עָשַׁק (ʻâshaq, aw-shak'): a primitive root (compare עָשַׂק); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow; get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
- H2617 — חֵסֵד (chêçêd, kheh'-sed): from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
- H4941 — מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'): from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
- H6960 — קָוָה (qâvâh, kaw-vaw'): a primitive root; to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect; gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
- H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
- H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
- H8548 — תָּמִיד (tâmîyd, taw-meed'): from an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice; alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a merchant — Ezekiel 16:3, Zechariah 14:21, John 2:16
- he loveth — Isaiah 3:5, Ezekiel 22:29, Amos 2:7, Amos 3:9, Amos 4:1, Amos 5:11, Micah 2:1, Micah 3:1-3, Micah 7:2, Malachi 3:5, James 5:4
- oppress — 1 Samuel 12:3
- the balances — Leviticus 19:35-36, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11, Amos 8:5-6, Micah 6:10-11, 1 Timothy 6:9-10
Reciprocal references (21): Psalms 10:3, Psalms 36:2, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 73:12, Proverbs 20:14, Proverbs 20:23, Isaiah 10:14, Isaiah 23:11, Isaiah 23:17, Jeremiah 5:27, Jeremiah 17:11, Ezekiel 18:12, Ezekiel 28:5, Ezekiel 28:16, Hosea 11:12, Zephaniah 1:11, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46, Acts 19:25, Acts 24:26, Revelation 18:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: BUSINESS LIFE
- Torrey’s: COMMERCE
- Nave’s: BALANCES, COMMERCE, DISHONESTY, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, MEASURE, MERCHANT
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