Hosea 10:12

Good News Translation

I said, ‘Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your Lord, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.’

Cross References

Psalm 105:4

Go to the Lord for help; and worship him continually.

Psalm 72:6

May the king be like rain on the fields, like showers falling on the land.

Proverbs 11:18

Wicked people do not really gain anything, but if you do what is right, you are certain to be rewarded.

Proverbs 18:21

What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Do your planting in the morning and in the evening, too. You never know whether it will all grow well or whether one planting will do better than the other.

Isaiah 30:23

Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture.

Isaiah 31:1

Those who go to Egypt for help are doomed! They are relying on Egypt's vast military strength—horses, chariots, and soldiers. But they do not rely on the Lord, the holy God of Israel, or ask him for help.

Isaiah 32:20

How happy everyone will be with plenty of water for the crops and safe pasture everywhere for the donkeys and cattle.

Isaiah 44:3

“I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants.

Isaiah 45:8

I will send victory from the sky like rain; the earth will open to receive it and will blossom with freedom and justice. I, the Lord, will make this happen.”

Isaiah 48:18

“If only you had listened to my commands! Then blessings would have flowed for you like a stream that never goes dry. Victory would have come to you like the waves that roll on the shore.

Isaiah 5:6

I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”

Isaiah 54:14

Justice and right will make you strong. You will be safe from oppression and terror.

Isaiah 55:6

Turn to the Lord and pray to him, now that he is near.

Jeremiah 50:4

The Lord says, “When that time comes, the people of both Israel and Judah will come weeping, looking for me, their God.

Ezekiel 34:26

“I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.

Hosea 12:6

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.

Hosea 14:1

Return to the Lord your God, people of Israel. Your sin has made you stumble and fall.

Hosea 6:3

Let us try to know the Lord. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.”

Hosea 8:7

When they sow the wind, they will reap a storm! A field of grain that doesn't ripen can never produce any bread. But even if it did, foreigners would eat it up.

Amos 5:15

Hate what is evil, love what is right, and see that justice prevails in the courts. Perhaps the Lord will be merciful to the people of this nation who are still left alive.

Amos 5:4

The Lord says to the people of Israel, “Come to me, and you will live.

Amos 5:6

Go to the Lord, and you will live. If you do not go, he will sweep down like fire on the people of Israel. The fire will burn up the people of Bethel, and no one will be able to put it out.

Amos 5:8

The Lord made the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into daylight and day into night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is the Lord.

Luke 13:24

“Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.

Acts 2:18

Yes, even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will proclaim my message.

2 Corinthians 9:10

And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.

James 3:18

And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant in peace.