Hosea 12:7

“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”

"He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." - Hosea 12:7
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What does Hosea 12:7 mean?

"Hosea 12:7 (KJV) is a powerful verse that bears significant meaning and relevance for believers today. The verse reads, "He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." This verse comes from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament, which is known…

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The Weight of Deceit: Finding Righteousness in a World of Dishonesty

Hosea 12:7 states, "He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." This passage, nestled within the profound prophetic words of Hosea, serves as a sharp reminder of the moral perils that accompany greed and dishonesty. In this verse, we find a…

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A Plea for Justice and Integrity

Eternal and Unchanging God, our Father in Heaven, I come before You today kneeling both in reverence and humility, longing to seek Your divine wisdom as I meditate on the words of Hosea 12:7: "He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." O…

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Hosea 12:7 - "¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
Hosea 7:12 - "When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard."
Hosea 12:12 - "And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep."
Hosea 12:5 - "Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial."
Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
Hosea 5:12 - "Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness."
Hosea 13:12 - "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid."
Hosea 12:13 - "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved."
Hosea 10:7 - "As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water."
Hosea 7:7 - "They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me."
Hosea 13:7 - "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:"
Hosea 6:7 - "But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 12:3 - "¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
Hosea 12:11 - "Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields."
Hosea 12:6 - "Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually."
Hosea 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
Hosea 12:10 - "I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets."
Hosea 7:15 - "Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me."
Hosea 11:12 - "Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."
Hosea 7:10 - "And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this."
"And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep." - Hosea 12:12
Hosea 12:9 - "And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast."
Hosea 12:2 - "The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him."
"The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid." - Hosea 13:12
"Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial." - Hosea 12:5
"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3