Hosea 12:5

Hosea 12:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
• New International Version (NIV)the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name!
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name:
• New King James Version (NKJV)That is, the Lord God of hosts. The Lord is His memorable name.

Context of Hosea 12:5

3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and in his strength he wrestled with God. 4Yea, he wrestled with the Angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spoke with us, — even Jehovah, the God of hosts, — Jehovah is his memorial. 6And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. 7[He is] a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.

Hosea 12:5 word by word

וַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַצְּבָא֑וֹת יְהוָ֖ה זִכְרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Hosea 12:5

• Genesis 28:16And Jacob awoke from his sleep, and said, Surely Jehovah is in this place, and I knew [it] not.
• Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel — For I have seen God face to face, and my life has been preserved.
• Exodus 3:15And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
• Psalms 135:13Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation.
• Isaiah 42:8I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Commentaries on Hosea 12:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lord is his memorial - He is the same God as when Jacob so successfully wrestled with him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Even the Lord God of Hosts, the Lord is His memorial - The word, here as translated and written Lord, is the special and, so to say, the proper Name of God, that which He gave to Himself, and which declares His Being. God Himself authoritatively explained its meaning. When Moses inquired of Him, what he should say to Israel, when they should ask him, “what is the Name of the God of their fathers,” who, he was to tell them, had sent him to them, “God said…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14Israel has engaged in deception and dishonesty since Jacob's time.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Lord God--Jehovah, a name implying His immutable constancy to His promises. From the Hebrew root, meaning "existence." "He that is, was, and is to be," always the same (He 13:8; Re 1:4, 8; compare Ex 3:14, 15; 6:3). As He was unchangeable in His favor to Jacob, so will He be to His believing posterity. of hosts--which Israel foolishly worshipped. Jehovah has all the hosts (saba) or powers of heaven and earth at His command, so that He is as…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 12:5

• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jehovah
• Hosea
• Memorial; Memory
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Hosea 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings