Hosea 7:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

and refuse to obey. They are more useless than a crooked arrow. Their leaders will die in war for saying foolish things. Egyptians will laugh at them.

Cross References

Hosea 9:3

and you will have to leave the land of the Lord. Some of you will go to Egypt; others will go to Assyria and eat unclean food.

Psalm 78:57

They were as unfaithful as their ancestors, and they were as crooked as a twisted arrow.

Ezekiel 23:32

I, the Lord God, gave your sister a large, deep cup filled with my anger. And when you drink from that cup, you will be mocked and insulted.

Psalm 73:9

They dare to speak against God and to order others around.

Hosea 9:6

Even if you escape alive, you will end up in Egypt and be buried in Memphis. Your silver treasures will be lost among weeds; thorns will sprout in your tents.

Psalm 12:4

They say to themselves, “We are great speakers. No one else has a chance.”

Revelation 13:5

The beast was allowed to brag and claim to be God, and for 42 months it was allowed to rule.

James 3:5

Our tongues are small too, and yet they brag about big things. It takes only a spark to start a forest fire!

Luke 8:13

The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don't have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up.

Matthew 12:36

I promise you on the day of judgment, everyone will have to account for every careless word they have spoken.

Hosea 11:7

My people are determined to reject me for a god they think is stronger, but he can't help.

Hosea 7:13

Trouble and destruction will be their reward for rejecting me. I would have rescued them, but they told me lies.

Hosea 6:4

People of Israel and Judah, what can I do with you? Your love for me disappears more quickly than mist or dew at sunrise.

Ezekiel 36:20

Wherever they went, my name was disgraced, because foreigners insulted my people by saying I had forced them out of their own land.

Jeremiah 18:18

Some of the people said, “Let's get rid of Jeremiah! We will always have priests to teach us God's laws, as well as wise people to give us advice, and prophets to speak the Lord's messages. So, instead of listening to Jeremiah any longer, let's accuse him of a crime.”

Jeremiah 3:10

And worst of all, the people of Judah pretended to come back to me.

Isaiah 3:8

Jerusalem and Judah, you rebelled against your glorious Lord— your words and your actions, made you stumble and fall.

Psalm 78:37

they were unfaithful and broke their promises.

Psalm 57:4

My enemies are fierce, much worse than lions! They have spears and arrows instead of teeth, and they have sharp swords instead of tongues.

Psalm 52:2

You plan brutal crimes, and your lying words cut like a sharp razor.

Psalm 12:3

Won't you chop off all flattering tongues that brag so loudly?

Psalm 17:10

They refuse to show mercy, and they keep bragging.

Daniel 7:25

“This king will speak evil of God Most High, and he will be cruel to God's chosen ones. He will try to change God's Law and the sacred seasons. And he will be able to do this for a time, two times, and half a time.

Hosea 11:5

But they rejected me, and so must return to Egypt; now Assyria will rule them.

Malachi 3:13

You have said horrible things about me, and yet you ask, “What have we said?”

Malachi 3:14

Here is what you have said: “It's foolish to serve the Lord God All-Powerful. What do we get for obeying God and from going around looking sad?

Psalm 12:5

But you, Lord, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are mistreated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

Jeremiah 42:18

I, the Lord, was angry with the people of Jerusalem and punished them. And if you go to Egypt, I will be angry and punish you the same way. You will never again see your homeland. People will be horrified at what I do to you, and they will use the name of your city as a curse word.

Hosea 9:4

You won't be able to offer sacrifices of wine to the Lord. None of your sacrifices will please him— they will be unclean like food offered to the dead. Your food will only be used to satisfy your hunger; none of it will be brought to the Lord's temple.