Hosea 10:12

New American Bible - revised edition

“Sow for yourselves justice, reap the reward of loyalty; Break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the Lord, till he comes and rains justice upon you.”

Cross References

Psalm 105:4

Seek out the Lord and his might; constantly seek his face.

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked make empty profits, but those who sow justice have a sure reward.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who choose one shall eat its fruit.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand be idle: For you do not know which of the two will be successful, or whether both alike will turn out well. Poem on Youth and Old Age.

Isaiah 30:23

He will give rain for the seed you sow in the ground, And the bread that the soil produces will be rich and abundant. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows;

Isaiah 31:1

Ah! Those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses; Who put their trust in chariots because of their number, and in horsemen because of their combined power, But look not to the Holy One of Israel nor seek the Lord!

Isaiah 32:20

Happy are you who sow beside every stream, and let the ox and the donkey go freely!

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, my blessing upon your descendants.

Isaiah 45:8

Let justice descend, you heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the clouds drop it down. Let the earth open and salvation bud forth; let righteousness spring up with them! I, the Lord, have created this.

Isaiah 48:18

If only you would attend to my commandments, your peace would be like a river, your vindication like the waves of the sea,

Isaiah 5:6

Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but will be overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to rain upon it.

Isaiah 54:14

In justice shall you be established, far from oppression, you shall not fear, from destruction, it cannot come near.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

Jeremiah 50:4

In those days and at that time—oracle of the Lord— Israelite and Judahite shall come together, Weeping as they come, to seek the Lord, their God;

Ezekiel 34:26

I will settle them around my hill and send rain in its season, the blessing of abundant rain.

Hosea 12:6

The Lord is the God of hosts, the Lord is his name!

Hosea 14:1

Samaria has become guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword, their infants shall be dashed to pieces, their pregnant women shall be ripped open.

Hosea 6:3

Let us know, let us strive to know the Lord; as certain as the dawn is his coming. He will come to us like the rain, like spring rain that waters the earth.”

Hosea 8:7

When they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no head can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love good, and let justice prevail at the gate; Then it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will have pity on the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:4

For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me, that you may live,

Amos 5:6

Seek the Lord, that you may live, lest he flare up against the house of Joseph like a fire that shall consume the house of Israel, with no one to quench it.

Amos 5:8

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn, and darkens day into night; Who summons the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth;

Luke 13:24

“Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.

Acts 2:18

Indeed, upon my servants and my handmaids I will pour out a portion of my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.

2 Corinthians 9:10

The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

James 3:18

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.