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Hosea 12:6
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KJ21
Therefore turn thou to thy God; keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
ASV
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
AMP
Therefore, return [in repentance] to your God, Observe and highly regard kindness and justice, And wait [expectantly] for your God continually.
AMPC
Therefore return to your God! Hold fast to love and mercy, to righteousness and justice, and wait [expectantly] for your God continually!
BRG
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
CSB
But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.
CSBA
But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.
CEB
But you! Return to your God with faithful love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
CJB
Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot; Adonai is his name!
CEV
So return to your God. Patiently trust him, and show love and justice.
DARBY
And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
DRA
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and hope in thy God always.
ERV
So come back to your God. Be loyal to him. Do the right thing, and always trust in your God!
EASY
So now, you must return to your God. You must show faithful love for each other. You must judge people in a fair way. You must be patient. Trust God to come and help you.
EHV
So return to your God. Observe mercy and justice, and wait for your God continually.
ESV
“So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”
ESVUK
“So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”
EXB
You must return to your God; ·love him, do what is just [or act with love and justice], and always ·trust in him as [wait for] your God.
GNV
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and hope still in thy God.
GW
Return to your God. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.
GNT
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.
HCSB
But you must return to your God. Maintain love and justice, and always put your hope in God.
ICB
Like Jacob you must return to him. You must be loyal and true to him. You must do what is honest and just. You must always trust in him as your God.
ISV
So you, return to your God; guard grace and justice, and look to your God always.
JUB
Therefore be thou converted unto thy God; keep mercy and judgment, and in thy God wait continually.
KJV
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.
AKJV
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
LSB
Therefore, return to your God, Keep lovingkindness and justice, And hope in your God continually.
LEB
But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
TLB
Oh, come back to God. Live by the principles of love and justice, and always be expecting much from him, your God.
MSG
What are you waiting for? Return to your God! Commit yourself in love, in justice! Wait for your God, and don’t give up on him—ever!
MEV
But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to mercy and justice, and wait on your God continually.
NOG
Return to your Elohim. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your Elohim.
NABRE
The Lord is the God of hosts, the Lord is his name!
NASB
So as for you, return to your God, Maintain kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.
NASB1995
Therefore, return to your God, Observe kindness and justice, And wait for your God continually.
NCB
The Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his name.
NCV
You must return to your God; love him, do what is just, and always trust in him as your God.
NET
But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice and by waiting for your God to return to you.
NIRV
People of Jacob, you must return to your God. You must hold on to love and do what is fair. You must trust in your God always.
NIV
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
NIVUK
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
NKJV
So you, by the help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually.
NLV
So return to your God. Show kindness and do what is fair, and wait for your God all the time.
NLT
So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice, and always depend on him.
NRSVA
But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
NRSVACE
But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
NRSVCE
But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
NRSVUE
But as for you, return to your God; hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
OJB
Therefore turn thou to Eloheicha; be shomer over chesed and mishpat and wait on Eloheicha tamid (continually).
RGT
Therefore, turn to your God! Keep mercy and judgment and continue to hope in your God.
RSV
“So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”
RSVCE
“So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”
TLV
Even Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot— Adonai is His memorial-Name.
VOICE
So you must return to your God, maintain loyalty and justice, and wait patiently for your God.
WEB
Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.
WYC
And thou shalt turn (again) to thy God. Keep thou mercy and doom, and hope thou ever[more] in thy God. (And thou shalt return to thy God. Practise thou love and justice/Practise thou love and judgement, and hope thou forevermore in thy God.)
YLT
And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.
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