Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He loves to oppress.
King James Version
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Holman Bible
with dishonest scales in his hands.
International Standard Version
"Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud.
A Conservative Version
[He is] a Canaanite. The balances of deceit are in his hand. He loves to oppress.
American Standard Version
He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Amplified
A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.
Bible in Basic English
As for Canaan, the scales of deceit are in his hands; he takes pleasure in twisted ways.
Darby Translation
He is a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.
Julia Smith Translation
Canaan in his hand, the balances of deceit: he loved to oppress.
King James 2000
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loves to oppress.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
Modern King James verseion
He is a merchant; the scales of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the merchant hath a false weight in his hand, he hath a pleasure to occupy extortion.
NET Bible
The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.
New Heart English Bible
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
The Emphasized Bible
A trafficker! in his hand, are balances of deceit, to oppress, he loveth.
Webster
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
World English Bible
A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
Youngs Literal Translation
Canaan! in his hand are balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 12:7
Verse Info
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Further Words Of Judgment
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And
He loves to oppress.
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 11:1
But a
Leviticus 19:35-36
‘
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and
Proverbs 16:11
All the
Isaiah 3:5
Each one by another, and each one by his
The youth will storm against the elder
And the inferior against the honorable.
Ezekiel 16:3
and say, ‘Thus says the Lord
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced
Amos 2:7
Also
And a
In order to profane My holy name.
Amos 3:9
Proclaim on the citadels in
Amos 4:1
Who
Who say to
Amos 5:11
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will
Amos 8:5-6
saying,
“When will the
So that we may sell grain,
And the
To make the
And to
Micah 2:1
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Micah 3:1-3
And I said,
“
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to
Micah 6:10-11
Along with treasures of
And a
Micah 7:2
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for
Each of them hunts the other with a
Zechariah 14:21
Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the
John 2:16
and to those who were selling
1 Timothy 6:9-10
James 5:4
Behold,