Hosea 12:2

Common English Bible

²The Lord has a charge against Judah,
and will punish Jacob according to his ways,
and respond to him according to his deeds.

Hosea 12:2

New International Version

²The Lord has a charge^(A) to bring against Judah;^(B)
he will punish^(C) Jacob^[a] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.^(D)

Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.

²“The^(A) Lord also brings a ^[a]charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.

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

Common English Bible (CEB)

New International Version (NIV)