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He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways, and pay him back for all he has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“The LORD also <i>brings</i> a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also has a case against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh has a contention with Judah And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will cause <i>everything</i> to return to him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also has a dispute [a legal complaint and an indictment] with Judah, And He will punish Jacob in accordance with his ways; He will repay him in accordance with his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him based on his actions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD also brings charges against the people of Judah, the descendants of Jacob. He will punish them for what they have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD brings charges against Judah and punishes Jacob because of the way their people act. He will pay them back for what they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has an accusation to bring against the people of Judah; he is also going to punish Israel for the way her people act. He will pay them back for what they have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD accuses Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; he will repay him for what he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also has a covenant lawsuit against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways and according to his deeds he will repay him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has a controversy with Judah, "" To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, "" He returns to him according to his doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And a controversy hath Jehovah with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings He returneth to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a contention to Jehovah with Judah, and to review Jacob according to his ways; he will turn back to him according to his doings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore there is a judgment of the Lord with Juda, and a visitation for Jacob: he will render to him according to his ways, and according to his devices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the judgment of the Lord is with Judah and a visitation is upon Jacob. He will repay him according to his ways and according to his inventions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has a dispute with Judah, and will punish Jacob for his conduct, and repay him for his deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD has an indictment against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and repay him according to his deeds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; and according to his devices will he recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH has a judgment with Yehuda and will summon Yaqob according to his ways, and he shall pay him according to his devices<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings will He recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord <i>has</i> a controversy with Juda, in order to punish Jacob: according to his ways and according to his practices will he recompense him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/12-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1817" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/12.htm">A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD also brings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7379.htm" title="7379: wə·rîḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Strife, dispute. Or rib; from riyb; a contest.">a charge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: wə·lip̄·qōḏ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">He will punish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: kiḏ·rā·ḵāw (Prep-k:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">according to his ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and repay</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: kə·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw (Prep-k:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">according to his deeds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a></span><br />Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-36.htm">Genesis 27:36</a></span><br />So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-9.htm">Jeremiah 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2</a></span><br />Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35-36</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4</a></span><br />He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13</a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-8</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a></span><br />Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD has also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.</p><p class="hdg">a controversy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a></b></br> Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because <i>there is</i> no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a></b></br> A noise shall come <i>even</i> to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them <i>that are</i> wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2</a></b></br> Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.</p><p class="hdg">and will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-19.htm">2 Kings 17:19,20</a></b></br> Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Isaiah 8:7,8</a></b></br> Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, <i>even</i> the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Isaiah 10:6</a></b></br> I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.</p><p class="hdg">punish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></b></br> And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a></b></br> They sacrifice flesh <i>for</i> the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat <i>it; but</i> the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></b></br> They have deeply corrupted <i>themselves</i>, as in the days of Gibeah: <i>therefore</i> he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.</p><p class="hdg">according to his doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></b></br> Woe unto the wicked! <i>it shall be</i> ill <i>with him</i>: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Isaiah 59:18</a></b></br> According to <i>their</i> deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a></b></br> For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/hosea/4-4.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Controversy</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Indictment</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Requite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Returneth</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/joel/2-7.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Controversy</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Dispute</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Indictment</a> <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Requite</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Returneth</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">By former favors he exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Ephraim's sins provoke God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah.</b><br>This phrase indicates a legal accusation, suggesting a courtroom setting where God is the judge. The term "charge" implies that Judah is being held accountable for its actions. Historically, Judah was the southern kingdom, distinct from Israel (the northern kingdom), and often fell into idolatry and disobedience despite having the temple in Jerusalem. This charge reflects God's covenant relationship with His people, where disobedience leads to divine discipline. The prophets frequently warned Judah of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness, as seen in Isaiah and Jeremiah.<p><b>He will punish Jacob according to his ways</b><br>"Jacob" here symbolizes the entire nation of Israel, both Judah and the northern kingdom. The use of "Jacob" recalls the patriarch whose life was marked by struggle and transformation, reflecting the nation's own spiritual journey. The phrase "according to his ways" suggests that the punishment is a direct consequence of their actions, emphasizing the principle of sowing and reaping found throughout Scripture (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). This reflects God's justice, where the people's behavior determines their fate, as seen in the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<p><b>and repay him according to his deeds.</b><br>This phrase underscores the concept of divine retribution, where God repays individuals and nations based on their actions. It echoes the biblical theme of justice, where God is portrayed as a righteous judge who cannot overlook sin. The idea of repayment is consistent with the wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, which teaches that one's actions have consequences. This principle is also evident in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of rewards and punishments based on one's deeds (<a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a>). Theologically, this highlights God's holiness and the seriousness of sin, calling for repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is just and righteous, bringing charges against His people for their unfaithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, representing the people who are being called to account for their actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the patriarch Jacob, whose name is often used to represent the nation of Israel as a whole. Here, it symbolizes the collective behavior of the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, often used interchangeably with Jacob, representing the broader community of God's chosen people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers His message, calling Israel to repentance and warning of impending judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God is just and holds His people accountable for their actions. This serves as a reminder that our deeds have consequences, and we must live in accordance with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Like Israel, we are called to examine our lives and turn back to God. Repentance is a continual process of aligning ourselves with His righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The relationship between God and His people is based on a covenant. We are reminded to remain faithful to our commitments to God, just as He is faithful to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Each believer is encouraged to reflect on their own life and actions, considering how they align with God's standards and seeking His guidance for correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The charge against Judah and Jacob highlights the importance of communal responsibility. As a body of believers, we must support and hold each other accountable in our walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_israel's_other_names.htm">What are the different names for Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_considered_the_first_jew.htm">Who is considered the first Jew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_records_show_god_took_judah.htm">Zechariah 2:12 - Given the centuries of exile and conflict, what archaeological or historical records confirm that the Lord truly 'took possession of Judah' in a lasting, literal sense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_spare_judah_after_intending_punishment.htm">2 Chronicles 12:5-7 - How do we reconcile God's initial intention to punish Judah entirely with His later decision to spare them?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Jacob</span> refers to the northern kingdom.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah; and will punish</span> (margin, <span class="accented">visit</span> <span class="accented">upon</span>) <span class="cmt_word">Jacob according to his ways</span>. God here presents himself at once as plaintiff and judge, widening the range of his pleadings. The controversy with Israel takes a wider sweep, and comprehends Judah culpable, though apparently in a less degree. But though Judah comes in for a share of punishment, that punishment shall be proportionate to their delinquencies - those like Judah that sinned less shall suffer less; while the more heinous transgressors, such as Israel had proved to be, would come in for severer punishment. To Jacob, here embracing the ten tribes of Israel and the two of Judah, the chastisement would be meted out in exact accordance with his ways. The apparent contradiction between ver. 12 of last chapter, where, as most translate it, Judah is represented as ruling with God and being faithful with the saints, and the present inclusion of Judah in controversy with Jehovah, occasioned <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> a rendering and explanation of this verse which Aben Ezra declares to be both ungrammatical and unscriptural. "He" says Aben Ezra." who explains that Judah is faithful and he shall be reproving, and asserts that Scripture makes no mention of Jehovah having a controversy against Judah, but [employs] <span class="hebrew">עם</span> the sense being that Jehovah and Judah have a strife against Ephraim, errs from the way of Scripture and grammar, for the prophet has written above (ver. 13), 'Judah saw his wound;' 'I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plough;' and in reference to both of them he says,' Ye shall eat the fruit of lies.' He also forgets 'The herdmen of Gerar did strive with (<span class="hebrew">עם</span>) Isaac's herdmen;' 'And the people strove with Moses;' and many other places [i.e. where <span class="hebrew">עם</span> is found with the sense of 'contending']. Therefore he joins Ephraim with Judah, and says, 'The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, because this name (i.e. Jacob) comprehends them both (Ephraim and Judah)." <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> The meaning is given concisely and correctly by Rashi thus: "He (Jehovah) announces to them the words of his controversy which their brethren of the house of Israel had caused him; and they should not wonder if he would punish (literally, 'visit on') Jacob according to his ways." The change in the case of Judah, Kimchi accounts for by reference to their subsequent apostasy, especially that of their kings, as follows: "Although he said, 'And Judah yet reigneth with God,' he meant, although be holds fast by the service of God in the house of the sanctuary; so afterwards they practiced evil deeds as their kings were evil; therefore he said,' Jehovah has a controversy and correction with Judah and Jacob to visit upon them according to their doings, as their kings were evil, for they did not remember my mercy with them and with their father Jacob, because the whole was for sake of his posterity; and I showed him a sign which should be to his seed after him, if they gave their heart to me.... And the sign which I showed them is only done for sake of his seed. But they have not acknowledged this, for if they had acknowledged this, they would have cleaved to me and my service, and I would have ratified to them the blessing of Jacob their father.'" The infinitive with <span class="accented">le</span> is not infrequently employed in the sense of our future, thus, <span class="hebrew">לפקד</span>, it is to be visited, equivalent to "he shall or must visit upon it' This idiom is common in Syriac, but always with <span class="accented">atid</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>According to his doings will he recompense him.</span> The milder expression is applied to Judah - he has a controversy with him, but will punish Jacob, restricted by some to Ephraim or the ten tribes. Better understand Jacob of both Judah and Israel, who are both to be recompensed, each according to his works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/12-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD also [brings]</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a charge</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7379.htm">Strong's 7379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strife, dispute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will punish</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִפְקֹ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lip̄·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to his ways</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּדְרָכָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(kiḏ·rā·ḵāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and repay</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׁ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to his deeds.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deed, practice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/12-2.htm">Hosea 12:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 12:2 Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 12:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 12:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/12-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 12:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 12:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>