Hosea 10:12
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
זִרְעוּzir'usowH2232לָכֶםlakhem<for> yourselvesלִצְדָקָהlitzdakah<to> righteousnessH6666קִצְרוּkitzrureapH7114לְפִי־lefi-<to> a mouth ofH6310חֶסֶדchesedloyaltyH2617נִירוּniruplowH5214לָכֶםlakhem<for> yourselvesנִירnirunplowed groundH5215וְעֵתve'etand [it is] timeH6256לִדְרוֹשׁlidrooshto seekH1875אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַד־'ad-untilH5704יָבוֹאyavo'he will comeH935וְיֹרֶהveyorehand he may rain downH3384צֶדֶקtzedekrighteousnessH6664לָכֶם׃lakhemfor you
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 4:3-43 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.3 For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns. 4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
- James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
- 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.Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; 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.The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on 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.So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
- Jeremiah 29:12-1412 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
- 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:For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your 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.Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- Psalm 105:4Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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