7Canaan! in his hand are balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.


In Context

4 Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh by weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,

5 Even Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah is His memorial.

6 And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

7 Canaan! in his hand are balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.

8 And Ephraim saith: 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours — they find not against me iniquity that is sin.'

9 And I — Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, Again do I turn thee back into tents, As in the days of the appointed time.

Hosea 12:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:7[He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:7The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:7He is like Chanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he hath loved oppression.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:7He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7He is a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:7He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loves to oppress.