Hosea 12:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.

New Living Translation
So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice, and always depend on him.

English Standard Version
“So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

Berean Study Bible
But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.

New American Standard Bible
So as for you, return to your God, Maintain kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.

NASB 1995
Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.

NASB 1977
Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.

Amplified Bible
Therefore, return [in repentance] to your God, Observe and highly regard kindness and justice, And wait [expectantly] for your God continually.

Christian Standard Bible
But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.

Contemporary English Version
So return to your God. Patiently trust him, and show love and justice.

Good News Translation
So now, descendants of Jacob, trust in your God and return to him. Be loyal and just, and wait patiently for your God to act.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Return to your God. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.

International Standard Version
So you, return to your God; guard grace and justice, and look to your God always.

NET Bible
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

New King James Version
So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore turn you to your God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on your God continually.

New Heart English Bible
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

World English Bible
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

American King James Version
Therefore turn you to your God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on your God continually.

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

A Faithful Version
Therefore return to your God; keep mercy and judgment, and wait for your God continually.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Therefore turne thou to thy God: keepe mercy and iudgement, and hope still in thy God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Therfore turne to thy God, kepe mercie and iudgement, and hope styll in thy God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then turne to thy God, kepe mercy and equyte, and hope still in thy God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And you, through your God, turn, "" Keep kindness and judgment, "" And wait on your God continually.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou, in thy God thou shalt turn back: watch mercy and judgment, and wait always for thy God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore turn thou to thy God : keep mercy and judgment, and hope in thy God always.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so, you should convert to your God. Keep mercy and judgment, and have hope in your God always.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But you, return to your God, and keep grace and judgment; expect your God constantly

Lamsa Bible
Therefore return to your God; keep mercy and justice, and wait for your God continually.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Therefore turn thou to thy God; Keep mercy and justice, And wait for thy God continually.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou therefore shalt return to thy God: keep thou mercy and judgment, and draw nigh to thy God continually.
















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