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Hosea 12:5
5This was the Lord God Almighty! We know him as the Lord, his special name.
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
3Before Jacob was born, he cheated his brother. He did that when they were both inside their mother's body. When Jacob became a man, he fought against God. 4He fought against an angel and he won. He wept and he asked God to bless him. There at Bethel, Jacob met with God. God spoke to him there. This was the Lord God Almighty! We know him as the Lord, his special name. 6So now, you must return to your God. You must show faithful love for each other. You must judge people in a fair way. You must be patient. Trust God to come and help you. 7Your traders love to cheat people. They use false weights and measures.
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וַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַצְּבָא֑וֹת יְהוָ֖ה זִכְרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Hosea 12:5
- Genesis 28:16Jacob woke from his sleep. He thought, ‘The Lord is in this place and I did not know it.’
- Genesis 32:30So Jacob called the place Peniel. He said, ‘I have seen God face to face, and I am still alive!’
- Exodus 3:15God also said to Moses, ‘Say this to the Israelite people: “It is the Lord God who has sent me to you. He is the God that your ancestors worshipped. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” That is my name for all time. All generations of my people must call me by that name.
- Psalms 135:13Lord, people will always remember your name. You will always be famous.
- Isaiah 42:8I am the Lord. That is my name. I will not let anyone else share my glory. I will not let people praise idols. I am the only one that they must praise.
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
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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
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