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12 For (A)the word of God is living and (B)active, (C)sharper than any (D)two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and (E)discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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12 For the word of God(A) is alive(B) and active.(C) Sharper than any double-edged sword,(D) it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.(E)

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(A)He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
    (B)in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
    in his quiver he hid me away.

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He made my mouth(A) like a sharpened sword,(B)
    in the shadow of his hand(C) he hid me;
he made me into a polished arrow(D)
    and concealed me in his quiver.

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Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
    I have slain them (A)by the words of my mouth,
    and my judgement goes forth as the light.

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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth(A)
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

by (A)truthful speech, and (B)the power of God; with (C)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;

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in truthful speech(A) and in the power of God;(B) with weapons of righteousness(C) in the right hand and in the left;

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