The Meaning of Hosea 12:6 Explained

Hosea 12:6

KJV: Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

YLT: And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

Darby: And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

ASV: Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Hosea 12:6?

MEANING: What does Hosea 12:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Hosea 12:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Hosea 12:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore turn  thou to thy God:  keep  mercy  and judgment,  and wait  on thy God  continually. 

What does Hosea 12:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The lesson was that, like Jacob, the Israelites should return to their covenant God. They should practice loyal love and justice in dealing with one another rather than being like the old Jacob. And they should commit to waiting in faith for God to act for them rather than seizing control of the situation, as Jacob so often had done.

Context Summary

Hosea 12:1-14 - Turn To God, Not To Selfish Gain
Though Judah still ruled with God, Hosea 11:12, yet there was grave fault in him, and, like Ephraim, which had been engaging the prophet's thought, he also must come under the rod. But throughout this paragraph there lingers the sweet music of the previous chapter, and especially the reminiscence of Israel's early days, when he had power with the Angel and prevailed. The angel-haunted ideals and resolves of Beth-el could not be forgotten. Tears and weakness are the best arguments with God. He yields to us when we are weak; He yields to our despair. The soul that has been shut up to God and then casts itself at His feet can have what it will. Only beware lest after such an interview with the Angel, you deteriorate into a deceitful trafficker, and allow your God-given power to be reduced to making gain.
Notwithstanding all, God was still willing to call His people to the Feast of Tabernacles, the gladdest of all the feasts in the Hebrew year. But even divine love was thwarted by their inveterate sinning. How wonderfully these ancient prophets conceived of the love of God! The spirit of revelation led them to make declarations that the Cross has more than realized! [source]

Chapter Summary: Hosea 12

1  A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob
3  By former favors he exhorts to repentance
7  Ephraim's sins provoke God

What do the individual words in Hosea 12:6 mean?

So you by [the help of] your God return mercy and justice Observe and wait on your God continually
וְאַתָּ֖ה בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ תָשׁ֑וּב חֶ֤סֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל־ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ תָּמִֽיד

וְאַתָּ֖ה  So  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ  by  [the  help  of]  your  God 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
תָשׁ֑וּב  return 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
חֶ֤סֶד  mercy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.
וּמִשְׁפָּט֙  and  justice 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
שְׁמֹ֔ר  Observe 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
וְקַוֵּ֥ה  and  wait 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: קָוָה 
Sense: to wait, look for, hope, expect.
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
תָּמִֽיד  continually 
Parse: Adverb
Root: תָּמִיד  
Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.

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