Hosea 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”
Hosea 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.”
Hosea 12:7 — World English Bible
Hosea 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He isa trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. ”
Hosea 12:7 — American Standard Version
Hosea 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Canaan! in his hand <FI>are<Fi> balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.”
Hosea 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[He is] a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress. ”
Hosea 12:7 — Darby Translation
Hosea 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He is Canaan: the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loueth to oppresse.”
Hosea 12:7 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 12:7 in Context — Hosea 12
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.
9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
What Does Hosea 12:7 Mean?
Hosea 12:7 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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