Hosea 12:7
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”Hosea 12:7
What Does Hosea 12:7 Mean?
Hosea 12:7 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 12, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hosea 12:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 11:1“A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.”Amos 8:5“Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?”Mark 11:17“And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.”Proverbs 20:23“Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.”Micah 6:11“Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?”John 2:16“And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”Ezekiel 28:5“By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:”Micah 6:10“Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?”1 Timothy 6:9“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”Leviticus 19:35“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.”1 Samuel 12:3“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.”Psalms 52:7“Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”Psalms 73:12“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”Proverbs 16:11“A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.”Isaiah 3:5“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.”Ezekiel 16:3“And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.”Ezekiel 22:29“The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”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.”Amos 2:7“That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:”Amos 3:9“Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.”
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