Hosea 2:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Accuse! Accuse your mother! She is no longer my wife, and now I, the LORD, am not her husband. Beg her to give up prostitution and stop being unfaithful,

Cross References

Isaiah 11:12

He will give a signal to the nations, and he will bring together the refugees from Judah and Israel, who have been scattered all over the earth.

Isaiah 50:1

The LORD says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Isaiah 58:1

Shout the message! Don't hold back. Say to my people Israel: You've sinned! You've turned against the LORD.

Jeremiah 19:3

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, and you kings of Judah and you people of Jerusalem had better pay attention. I am going to bring so much trouble on this valley that everyone who hears about it will be shocked.

Jeremiah 2:2

to go to Jerusalem and tell everyone that he had said: When you were my young bride, you loved me and followed me through the barren desert.

Jeremiah 3:1

The LORD said to the people of Israel: If a divorced woman marries, can her first husband ever marry her again? No, because this would pollute the land. But you have more gods than a prostitute has lovers. Why should I take you back?

Jeremiah 3:13

Just admit that you rebelled and worshipped foreign gods under large trees everywhere.

Jeremiah 3:18

Then, in countries to the north, you people of Judah and Israel will be reunited, and you will return to the land I gave your ancestors.

Ezekiel 16:20

But you did something even worse than that—you sacrificed your own children to those idols!

Ezekiel 16:25

where you disgraced yourself by having sex with anyone who walked by. And you did that more and more every day!

Ezekiel 20:4

Are you willing to warn them, Ezekiel? Then remind them of the disgusting sins of their ancestors.

Ezekiel 23:43

and I noticed that the men were eager to have sex with these women, though they were exhausted from being prostitutes.

Ezekiel 23:45

But good men will some day accuse those two of murder and of being unfaithful, because they are certainly guilty.

Hosea 1:2

The LORD said, “Hosea, Israel has betrayed me like an unfaithful wife. Marry such a woman and have children by her.”

Hosea 2:1

So let your brothers be called “My People” and your sisters be called “Shown Mercy”.

Hosea 2:5

Your mother was unfaithful. She was disgraceful and said, “I'll run after my lovers. Everything comes from them— my food and drink, my linen and wool, my olive oil and wine.”

Hosea 4:5

You and the prophets will stumble day and night; I'll silence your mothers.

Micah 2:13

I will break down the gate and lead them out— then I will be their king.

2 Corinthians 5:16

We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in that way.