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Hosea 12:6–8
6 “So you, gby the help of your God, return,
hhold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”
7 A merchant, in whose hands are ifalse balances,
he loves jto oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but kI am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors lthey cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
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Hosea 12:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 But you must return to your God;
maintain love and justice,
and wait for your God always.
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim boasts,
“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin.”
Hosea 12:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God:
Keep mercy and judgment,
And wait on thy God continually.
7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand:
He loveth to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance:
In all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Hosea 12:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 So now, come back to your God.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.
7 But no, the people are like crafty merchants
selling from dishonest scales—
they love to cheat.
8 Israel boasts, “I am rich!
I’ve made a fortune all by myself!
No one has caught me cheating!
My record is spotless!”
Hosea 12:6–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 So you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.
7 “A cunning Canaanite!
Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said,
‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
Hosea 12:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 You must return to your God;
love him, do what is just,
and always trust in him as your God.
7 The merchants use dishonest scales;
they like to cheat people.
8 Israel said, “I am rich! I am someone with power!”
All their money will do them no good
because of the sins they have done.
Hosea 12:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
7 He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.
Hosea 12:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
7 He is a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Hosea 12:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Return to your God.
Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.
7 ⸤The Lord says,⸥ “The merchants use dishonest scales.
They love to cheat people.
8 The people of Ephraim say, ‘We’re rich. We’ve made a fortune.
With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.’
Hosea 12:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 But you must return to your God.
Maintain love and justice,
and always put your hope in God.
7 A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.
8 But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”
Hosea 12:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 But as for you, return to your God,
hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.
7 A trader, in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich,
I have gained wealth for myself;
in all of my gain
no offense has been found in me
that would be sin.”
Hosea 12:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 But you, you must return to your God;
keep love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.
7 The trader, in his hand are scales of deceit;
he loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, “Surely, I am rich,
I gained wealth for myself;
in all my toil they have not found guilt in me
that is sin.
Hosea 12:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 People of Jacob, you must return to your God.
You must hold on to love and do what is fair.
You must trust in your God always.
7 You are like a trader who uses dishonest scales.
You love to cheat others.
8 People of Ephraim, you brag,
“We are very rich.
We’ve become wealthy.
And no one can prove we sinned
to gain all of this wealth.”
Hosea 12:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Therefore, return to your God,
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.
7 A merchant, in whose hands are false balances,
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
No iniquity, which would be sin.”
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