2The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.


In Context

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.

2 The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

3 In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God.

4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there-

Hosea 12:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:2Therefore 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:2Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2Jehovah hath also a controversy with Judah, and he will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2Yahweh also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his deeds he will repay him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2And a controversy hath Jehovah with Judah, To lay a charge on Jacob according to his ways, According to his doings He returneth to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2The LORD has also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.