KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hosea 10:12
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
WEB World English Bible
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
ASV American Standard Version
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.
Surrounding context — Hosea 10
9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
10 [It is] in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
11 And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and] loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob shall break his clods.
12 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.
13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon [her] children.
15 So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
זִרְע֨וּH2232 · za.rato sowלָכֶ֤םH9036 · khemyouלִצְדָקָה֙H6666 · tse.da.qahrighteousnessקִצְר֣וּH7114 · qa.tserbe shortלְפִי־H6310 · pehlipחֶ֔סֶדH2617 · che.sedkindnessנִ֥ירוּH5214 · nirto breakלָכֶ֖םH9036 · khemyouנִ֑ירH5215 · nirfallow groundוְעֵת֙H6256 · ettimeלִדְר֣וֹשׁH1875 · da.rashto seekאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַד־H5704 · adtillיָב֕וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeוְיֹרֶ֥הH3384 · ya.rato shootצֶ֖דֶקH6664 · tse.deqrighteousnessלָכֶֽם׃H9036 · khemyou
Cross-references
Jeremiah 4:3-4For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Hosea 6:3Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.Jeremiah 29:12-14Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.Psalm 105:4Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.Zephaniah 2:1-3Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.Luke 13:24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!Amos 5:6Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel.1 Corinthians 3:6-7I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.Amos 5:4For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:Hosea 12:6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
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