Hosea 12:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

Our LORD, I am waiting for you to save us.

Psalm 123:2

Servants look to their master, but we will look to you, until you have mercy on us.

Psalm 27:14

Trust the LORD! Be brave and strong and trust the LORD.

Psalm 37:7

Be patient and trust the LORD. Don't let it bother you when all goes well for those who do sinful things.

Proverbs 1:23

Listen as I correct you and tell you what I think.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair pleases the LORD more than an offering.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash yourselves clean! I am disgusted with your filthy deeds. Stop doing wrong

Isaiah 30:18

The LORD God is waiting to show how kind he is and to have pity on you. The LORD always does right; he blesses those who trust him.

Isaiah 31:6

People of Israel, come back! You have completely turned from the LORD.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust the LORD will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.

Isaiah 58:6

I'll tell you what it really means to worship the LORD. Remove the chains of prisoners who are chained unjustly. Free those who are abused!

Isaiah 8:17

Meanwhile, I patiently trust the LORD, even though he is no longer pleased with Israel.

Jeremiah 22:15

More cedar in your palace doesn't make you a better king than your father Josiah. He always did right— he gave justice to the poor and was honest. That's what it means to truly know me. So he lived a comfortable life and always had enough to eat and drink.

Ezekiel 18:30

I will judge each of you for what you've done. So stop sinning, or else you will certainly be punished.

Hosea 10:12

Plough your fields, scatter seeds of justice, and harvest faithfulness. Worship me, the LORD, and I will send my saving power down like rain.

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Hosea 4:1

Israel, listen as the LORD accuses everyone in the land! No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.

Joel 2:12

The LORD said: It isn't too late. You can still return to me with all your heart. Start crying and mourning! Go without eating.

Joel 2:13

Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow. Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts. I am merciful, kind, and caring. I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.

Amos 4:13

I created the mountains and the wind. I let humans know what I am thinking. I bring darkness at dawn and step over hills. I am the LORD God All-Powerful!

Amos 5:24

But let justice and fairness flow like a river that never runs dry.

Micah 6:8

The LORD God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”

Micah 7:7

But I trust the LORD God to save me, and I will wait for him to answer my prayer.

Habakkuk 2:3

At the time I have decided, my words will come true. You can trust what I say about the future. It may take a long time, but keep on waiting— it will happen!

Zephaniah 3:8

The LORD said: Just wait for the day when I accuse you nations. I have decided on a day, when I will bring together every nation and kingdom and punish them all in my fiery anger. I will become furious and destroy the earth.

Zechariah 8:16

But you must be truthful with each other, and in court you must give fair decisions that lead to peace.

Acts 2:38

Peter said, “Turn back to God! Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will be given the Holy Spirit.

Acts 26:20

First I preached to the people in Damascus, and then I went to Jerusalem and all over Judea. Finally, I went to the Gentiles and said, “Stop sinning and turn to God! Then prove what you have done by the way you live.”

James 1:27

Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.

James 2:13

Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!