New American Standard Bible 1995
Hosea 10:12
121Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with 2kindness; 3Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to 4seek the Lord Until He 5comes to 67rain righteousness on you.
Hosea 10:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Sow 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.
Context of Hosea 10:12
10When it is My desire, I will chastise them; And the peoples will be gathered against them When they are bound for their double guilt. 11Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, But I will come over her fair neck with a yoke; I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself. Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord Until He comes to rain righteousness on you. 13You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, You have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your way, in your numerous warriors, 14Therefore a tumult will arise among your people, And all your fortresses will be destroyed, As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle, When mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.
Read all of Hosea 10Hosea 10:12 word by word
זִרְע֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם לִצְדָקָה֙ קִצְר֣וּ לְפִי־חֶ֔סֶד נִ֥ירוּ לָכֶ֖ם נִ֑יר וְעֵת֙ לִדְר֣וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה עַד־יָב֕וֹא וְיֹרֶ֥ה צֶ֖דֶק לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
- with a view to righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- Reapקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
- in accordanceפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- Breakנִירnîyr · to breakH5214
- For it is timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- comesבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- rainיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384
- righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
Cross-references for Hosea 10:12
- Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind And they reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; It yields no grain. Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up.
- Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
- Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.
- Isaiah 32:20How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.
- James 3:18And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- Jeremiah 4:3For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns.
- Psalms 105:4Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Jeremiah 50:4“In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, both they and the sons of Judah as well; they will go along weeping as they go, and it will be the Lord their God they will seek.
- Amos 5:4For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel, “Seek Me that you may live.
- Zephaniah 2:1Gather yourselves together, yes, gather, O nation without shame,
- Luke 13:24“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
Commentaries on Hosea 10:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Sow to yourselves in righteousness - Let the seed you sow be of the best kind, and in just measure. Reap in mercy - By the blessing of God on this ploughing, sowing, and harrowing, you may expect a good crop in harvest. Break up your fallow ground - Do not be satisfied with a slight furrow; let the land that was fallowed (slightly ploughed) be broken up again with a deep furrow. For it is time to seek the Lord - This should be immediately done: the season…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy - Literally, “in the proportion of mercy,” not in proportion to what you have sown, nor what justice would give, but beyond all deserts, “in the proportion of mercy;” i. e., “according to the capacity and fullness of the mercy of God; what becometh the mercy of God, which is boundless,” which overlooketh man‘s failings, and giveth an infinite reward for poor imperfect labor. As our Lord says, “Give, and it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Because God does not desire the death and ruin of sinners, therefore in mercy he desires their chastisement. The children of iniquity still remained in Israel. The enemies would be gathered against them. It is just with God to make those know what hardships mean, who indulge themselves in ease and pleasure. Let them cleanse their hearts from all corrupt affections and lusts, and be a broken and contrite spirit. Let them abound in works of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Using farming metaphors, God explained his requirements for his people and promised blessings if they obeyed (see Hosea 6:6; 8:7). Although Hosea announced God's judgment, he also gave Israel the chance to repent and receive blessings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Continuation of the image in Ho 10:11 (Pr 11:18). Act righteously and ye shall reap the reward; a reward not of debt, but of grace. in mercy--according to the measure of the divine "mercy," which over and above repays the goodness or "mercy" which we show to our fellow man (Lu 6:38). break ... fallow ground--Remove your superstitions and vices, and be renewed. seek ... Lord, fill he come--Though not answered immediately, persevere unceasingly "till He…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 10
- 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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