Hosea 12 · Verse 5

Hosea 12:5

Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.
Hosea 12:5, King James Version

Hosea 12:5 in other translations

BSBthe LORD is the God of Hosts— the LORD is His name of renown.
WEBeven the LORD, the God of Armies. The LORD is his name of renown!
ASVeven Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial name.
YLTEven Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah is His memorial.
DARBY— even Jehovah, the God of hosts, — Jehovah is his memorial.
BBEEven the Lord, the God of armies; the Lord is his name.
WebsterEven the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

What does Hosea 12:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. Lord God--Jehovah, a name implying His immutable constancy to His promises. From the Hebrew root, meaning "existence." "He that is, was, and is to be," always the same (He 13:8; Re 1:4, 8; compare Ex 3:14, 15; 6:3). As He was unchangeable in His favor to Jacob, so will He be to His believing posterity. of hosts--which Israel foolishly worshipped. Jehovah has all the hosts (saba) or powers of heaven and earth at His command, so that He is as all-powerful, as He is faithful, to fulfil His promises (Psa 135:6; Am 5:27). memorial--the name expressive of the character in which God was ever to be remembered (Psa 135:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The Lord is his memorial - He is the same God as when Jacob so successfully wrestled with him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 12:1-6

Judah and Israel reminded of the Divine favours. (Hos. 12:1-6) The provocations of Israel. (Hos. 12:7-14) Verses 1-6 Ephraim feeds himself with vain hopes of help from man, when he is at enmity with God. The Jews vainly thought to secure the Egyptians by a present of the produce of their country. Judah is contended with also. God sees the sin of his own people, and will reckon with them for it. They are put in mind…

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Hosea 12:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
הַצְּבָא֑וֹתha.tze.va.'ot<the> hostsH6635
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
זִכְרֽוֹ\׃zikh.Ro[is] memorial hisH2143

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 12:5

  • Exodus 3:15

    And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

  • Psalms 135:13

    Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

  • Genesis 28:16

    And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.

  • Genesis 32:30

    And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Even.
Ge 28:16; 32:30
is.
Ex 3:15; Ps 135:13; Isa 42:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Hosea 12:4

    Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;

  • Hosea 12:5

    Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.

  • Hosea 12:6

    Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

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Hosea 12:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Venció al ángel, y prevaleció; lloró, y rogóle: en Beth-el le halló, y allí habló con nosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		oui, il lutta avec l’Ange et prévalut: il pleura et le supplia. À Béthel, il le trouva; et là, il parla avec nous:
German
Elberfelder 1871		er kämpfte mit dem Engel und überwand, er weinte und flehte zu ihm; zu Bethel fand er ihn, und daselbst redete er mit uns.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et Dominus Deus exercituum, Dominus memoriale ejus.