Hosea 12:7

Hebrew	וְאַתָּ֖ה בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine תָשׁ֑וּב חֶ֤סֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine תָּמִֽיד
ESV	A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.
NIV	The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.
NLT	But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales– they love to cheat.
LXX	Χανααν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. χειρὶ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ζυγὸς ἀδικίας καταδυναστεύειν ἠγάπησε
KJV	He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

^{Hosea 12:6 ← Hosea 12:7 → Hosea 12:8}

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