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Hosea 10:12

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

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ASV

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זִרְע֨וּzir.'UsowH2232 →
לָכֶ֤םla.Khem<for> yourselves
לִצְדָקָה֙litz.da.Kah<to> righteousnessH6666 →
קִצְר֣וּkitz.RureapH7114 →
לְפִי־le.fi-<to> a mouth ofH6310 →
חֶ֔סֶדChe.sedloyaltyH2617 →
נִ֥ירוּNi.ruplowH5214 →
לָכֶ֖םla.Khem<for> yourselves
נִ֑ירNirunplowed groundH5215 →
וְעֵת֙ve.'Etand [it is] timeH6256 →
לִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshto seekH1875 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
יָב֕וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935 →
וְיֹרֶ֥הve.yo.Rehand he may rain downH3384 →
צֶ֖דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664 →
לָכֶֽם׃la.Khemfor you

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Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.Jeremiah 4:3–4For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.Isaiah 45:8Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Hosea 6:3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.2 Corinthians 9:10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.Jeremiah 29:12–14Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.Jeremiah 4:3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.Psalms 105:4Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”Zephaniah 2:1–3Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.Amos 5:6Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.

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