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 is a 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 O próprio SENHOR, Deus dos exércitos; o SENHOR é seu memorial.
6 Tu pois, converte-te a teu Deus; guarda tu a misericórdia e a justiça, e espera em teu Deus continuamente.
7 O mercador tem balança enganosa em sua mão, pois ama oprimir.
8 E Efraim diz: Certamente eu sou rico; tenho obtido para mim muitos bens; [em] todo o meu trabalho ninguém pode achar em mim perversidade que seja pecado.
9 Porém eu sou o SENHOR teu Deus, desde a terra do Egito; eu ainda te farei morar em tendas, como nos dias solenes.
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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