Hosea 12:6 “But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always…”

Hosea 12:6

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.

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Cross references

“turn”

Hosea 14:1 Acts 2:38 Proverbs 1:23 Isaiah 31:6 Jeremiah 3:14–22 Lamentations 3:39–41

Hosea 14:1 · BSB

Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

Acts 2:38 · BSB

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Proverbs 1:23 · BSB

If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

Isaiah 31:6 · BSB

Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.

Jeremiah 3:14–22 · BSB

“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

Lamentations 3:39–41 · BSB

Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

“keep”

Micah 6:8 Zechariah 7:9 James 2:13 Hosea 4:1 Proverbs 21:3 Isaiah 1:16

Micah 6:8 · BSB

He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Zechariah 7:9 · BSB

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

James 2:13 · BSB

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Hosea 4:1 · BSB

Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

Proverbs 21:3 · BSB

To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Isaiah 1:16 · BSB

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

“wait”

Genesis 49:18 Psalm 27:14 Psalm 37:7 Psalm 123:2 Psalm 130:5–7 Isaiah 8:17

Genesis 49:18 · BSB

I await Your salvation, O LORD.

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalm 37:7 · BSB

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Psalm 123:2 · BSB

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

Psalm 130:5–7 · BSB

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

Isaiah 8:17 · BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Also

Micah 7:7 Hosea 6:1–3 Hosea 10:12

Micah 7:7 · BSB

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Hosea 6:1–3 · BSB

Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

Hosea 10:12 · BSB

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.

7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.

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