Hosea 12:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.”

Hosea 12:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 12:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 12:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

Hosea 12:6 — World English Bible

Hosea 12:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually. ”

Hosea 12:6 — American Standard Version

Hosea 12:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.”

Hosea 12:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 12:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou, return unto thyGod: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thyGod continually. ”

Hosea 12:6 — Darby Translation

Hosea 12:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy and iudgement, and hope still in thy God.”

Hosea 12:6 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 12:6 in Context — Hosea 12

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;

5 Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

8 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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What Does Hosea 12:6 Mean?

Hosea 12:6 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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