NET Bible
"The Lord Refutes Israel’s False Claim of Innocence The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales."
— Hosea 12:7, NET Bible
“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”
“He isa trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. ”
“A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.”
“He is like Chanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he hath loved oppression.”
“As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.”
“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”
He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!
As for the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is the name by which he is remembered!
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
The Lord Refutes Israel’s False Claim of Innocence The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.
Ephraim boasts,“I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”
“I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again as in the days of old.
I spoke to the prophets; I myself revealed many visions; I spoke in parables through the prophets.”