Hosea 12:2

The Lord also has a covenant lawsuit ¹  against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

The LORD also has a dispute with Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.

Now the LORD is bringing a lawsuit against Judah. He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways.

GOD is bringing charges against Israel. Jacob's children are hauled into court to be punished.

The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.

The LORD has an indictment against Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways, and repay him according to his deeds.

"The LORD also brings a charge against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; According to his deeds He will recompense him.

The Lord also has a covenant lawsuit ¹  against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

¹ tn The noun רִיב (riv, “dispute”) is used in two contexts: (1) nonlegal contexts: (a) “dispute” between individuals (e.g., Gen 13:7; Isa 58:1; Jer 15:10) or (b) “brawl, quarrel” between people (e.g., Exod 17:7; Deut 25:1); and (2) legal contexts: (a) “lawsuit, legal process” (e.g., Exod 23:3-6; Deut 19:17; 21:5; Ezek 44:24; Ps 35:23), (b) “lawsuit, legal case” (e.g., Deut 1:12; 17:8; Prov 18:17; 25:9), and (c) God’s “lawsuit” on behalf of a person or against his own people (Hos 4:1; 12:3; Mic 6:2; HALOT 1225-26 s.v. רִיב). The term in Hosea refers to a covenant lawsuit in which Yahweh, the suzerain, lodges a legal case against his disobedient vassal, accusing Israel and Judah of breach of covenant which will elicit the covenant curses. Cf. NLT “is bringing a lawsuit.”