Hosea 10:12
The Scripture
(12) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In chapter ten the prophet Hosea describes the judgment that God will bring upon the wicked nations that have turned away from Him, emphasizing that their cities will be destroyed and their leaders will be humbled. He warns that the people will be left without hope, for the earth will be filled with the cries of the oppressed. The chapter teaches that God’s justice is swift and that rebellion will bring swift ruin.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hosea 8:7Psalms 126:5Psalms 126:6Proverbs 11:18Proverbs 18:21Ecclesiastes 11:6Isaiah 32:20James 3:18Jeremiah 4:3Jeremiah 4:4Psalms 105:4Isaiah 31:1
Related verses (shared words)
Romans 9:30Romans 10:3Proverbs 21:21Zephaniah 2:3Joel 2:23Jeremiah 4:3