Hosea 10:12
What does Hosea 10:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 10:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Context
v.11And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.
v.12This passage
v.13Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 2:18
Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
- Hosea 12:6
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
- Zephaniah 2:1
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame;
- Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
- Jeremiah 29:12
And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
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