Hosea 10:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”
חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
קָצַר
reap
Expand ↓
קָצַר
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
tap to close ↑
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
Expand ↓
יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
tap to close ↑
עַד
until
Expand ↓
עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
tap to close ↑
צֶדֶק
righteousness
Expand ↓
צֶדֶק
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
tap to close ↑
נִיר
unplowed ground
Expand ↓
נִיר
properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land
tap to close ↑
זָרַע
sow
Expand ↓
זָרַע
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
tap to close ↑
נִיר
plow
Expand ↓
נִיר
to till the soil
tap to close ↑