Osee 12:6
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and hope in thy God always.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et tu ad Deum tuum converteris ; misericordiam et judicium custodi, et spera in Deo tuo semper.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ σὺ ἐν θεῷ σου ἐπιστρέψεις· ἔλεον καὶ κρίμα φυλάσσου, καὶ ἔγγιζε πρὸς τὸν θεόν σου διὰ παντός.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Osee 12:7
- וְאַתָּ֖ה בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ תָשׁ֑וּב חֶ֤סֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ תָּמִֽיד
The Fathers on this verse
St Theophilus of Antioch Theophilus to Autolycus, Chapter XII. Of Righteousness
Moreover, concerning the righteousness which the law enjoined, confirmatory utterances are found both with the prophets and in the Gospels, because they all spoke inspired by one Spirit of God. Isaiah accordingly spoke thus: “Put away the evil of your doings from your souls; learn to do well, seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.” And again the same prophet said: “Loose every band of wickedness, dissolve every oppressive contract, let the oppressed go free, and tear up every unrighteous bond. Deal out thy bread to the hungry, and bring the houseless poor to thy home. When thou seest the naked, cover him, and hide not thyself from thine own flesh. …