Hosea 12:2

Hosea 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The Lord also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.

Context of Hosea 12:2

1Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt. The Lord also has a covenant lawsuit against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds. 3In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God. 4He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!

Hosea 12:2 word by word

וְרִ֥יב לַֽיהוָ֖ה עִם־יְהוּדָ֑ה וְלִפְקֹ֤ד עַֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙ כִּדְרָכָ֔יו כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath also a controversyרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• with Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• according to his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• according to his doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• will he recompenseשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725

Cross-references for Hosea 12:2

• Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites! For the Lord has a covenant lawsuit against the people of Israel. For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God.
• Jeremiah 25:31The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth. For the Lord will bring charges against the nations. He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ The Lord so affirms it!
• Micah 6:2Hear the Lord’s accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the Lord has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel!
• 2 Kings 17:19Judah also failed to keep the commandments of the Lord their God; they followed Israel’s example.
• Isaiah 8:7So look, the sovereign master is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters of the Euphrates River – the king of Assyria and all his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow its banks.
• Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
• Jeremiah 3:8She also saw that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.
• Ezekiel 23:11“Her sister Oholibah watched this, but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.
• Ezekiel 23:31You have followed the ways of your sister, so I will place her cup of judgment in your hand.
• Hosea 2:13“I will punish her for the festival days when she burned incense to the Baal idols; she adorned herself with earrings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, but she forgot me!” says the Lord.
• Hosea 8:13They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.
• Hosea 9:9They have sunk deep into corruption as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their wrongdoing. He will repay them for their sins.
• Isaiah 10:12But when the sovereign master finishes judging Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays.
• Isaiah 24:21At that time the Lord will punish the heavenly forces in the heavens and the earthly kings on the earth.
• Isaiah 3:11Too bad for the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
• Isaiah 59:18He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.

Commentaries on Hosea 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah - The rest of the prophecy belongs both to Judah and Israel. He reproaches both with their ingratitude, and threatens them with God's anger. In order to make their infidelity the more hateful, and their malice the more sensible, he opposes to them the righteousness, obedience, and piety of their father Jacob. He recalls to their minds the benefits they had received since they returned from Egypt. He speaks…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob - The guilt of Judah was not open apostasy, nor had he filled up the measure of his sins. Of him, then, God saith only, that He “had a controversy with” him, as our Lord says to the “Angel of the Church of Pergamos, I have a few things against thee. Repent, or else I will come unto thee quickly, and fight against thee with the sword of My mouth” Revelation 2:12, Revelation 2:16. Of…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. 22. controversy with Judah--(Ho 4:1; Mi 6:2). Judah, under Ahaz, had fallen into idolatry (2Ki 16:3, &c.). Jacob--that is, the ten tribes. If Judah, the favored portion of the nation, shall not be spared, much less degenerate Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 12:2

• Israel
• Judgment
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Judah
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Hosea
• Jacob (1)
• Jareb
• Jeshurun
• Way

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