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Hosea 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your…
“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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The verses around Hosea 10:12.
10It 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.
11And 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.
12Sow 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.
13Ye 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.
14Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
Verse explanation
A poetic appeal: sow righteousness and reap kindness — there is still time to seek the Lord before righteousness "rains down" on the people.
From the Hosea 10 study in Bible in Stories.
Hosea 10:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Semeae para vós a justiça, segae para beneficencia, e lavrae o campo de lavoura; porque o tempo é de buscar ao Senhor, até que venha e chova a justiça sobre vós.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Semeai para vós justiça, colhei para vós bondade; lavrai para vós lavoura; porque é o tempo de buscar ao SENHOR, até que ele venha, e faça chover justiça sobre vós.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Siembren ustedes mismos lo bueno y cosecharán amor incondicional. Rompan la tierra sin arar. Es hora de ir al Señor hasta que venga y haga llover bondad sobre ustedes.
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