Hosea 12:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷ A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Canaan [Israel–whose ideals have sunk to those of Canaan] is a trader; the balances of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress and defraud.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

Common English Bible

⁷ He is a merchant; the means to cheat are in his hands; he loves to take advantage of others.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Canaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance, he has chosen false accusations.

Hosea 12:7 Cross References

Genesis 49:18

I wait for your salvation, Lord.

Proverbs 11:1

Dishonest scales are detestable to the  Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Proverbs 16:11

Honest balances and scales are the  Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his concern.

Isaiah 3:5

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbour against neighbour; the young will act arrogantly towards the old, and the worthless towards the honourable.

Isaiah 56:1

This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for my salvation is coming soon, and my righteousness will be revealed.

Ezekiel 16:3

You are to say, “This is what the Lord God says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hethite.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have practised extortion and committed robbery.  They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the resident foreigner.

Ezekiel 28:5

By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.

Hosea 14:2

Take words of repentance with you and return to the  Lord. Say to him, ‘Forgive all our iniquity and accept what is good, so that we may repay you with praise  from our   lips.

Joel 2:12

Even now – this is the  Lord’s declaration – turn to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

Amos 2:7

They trample the heads of the poor on the dust of the ground and obstruct the path of the needy. A man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, profaning my holy name.

Amos 3:9

Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it.

Amos 4:1

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring us something to drink.’

Amos 5:11

Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from him, you will never live in the houses of cut stone you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who dream up wickedness and prepare evil plans  on their beds! At morning light  they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

Micah 7:2

Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.

Zechariah 14:21

Every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the Lord of Armies. All who sacrifice will come and use the pots to cook in. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite  in the house of the Lord of Armies.

Zechariah 5:8

‘This is Wickedness,’ he said. He shoved her down into the basket and pushed the lead weight over its opening.

Zechariah 7:9

‘The Lord of Armies says this: “Make fair decisions.  Show faithful love and compassion  to one another.

Malachi 3:5

‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner.  They do not fear me,’  says the Lord of Armies.

John 2:16

He told those who were selling doves, ‘Get these things out of here! Stop turning my Father’s   house   into a marketplace! ’   ,

James 5:4

Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers  who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and his anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken?  Who have I wronged or mistreated? Who gave me a bribe to overlook something?  , I will return it to you.’