Hosea 3:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress,  just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.’

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:20

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

Isaiah 45:22

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.

Micah 7:7

But I will look to the  Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart; my compassion is stirred!

1 Peter 4:3

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behaviour, evil desires,  drunkenness, orgies,  carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Zechariah 1:16

Therefore, this is what the Lord says: In mercy, I have returned to Jerusalem; my house will be rebuilt within it #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 3:20

However, as a woman may betray her lover, so you have betrayed  me, house of Israel. This is the  Lord’s declaration.

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

Amos 6:6

They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Amos 2:8

They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines.

Nehemiah 9:31

However, in your abundant compassion, you did not destroy them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and compassionate God.

2 Kings 13:23

but the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them,  and turned towards them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  He was not willing to destroy them. Even now he has not banished them from his presence.

2 Samuel 6:19

Then he distributed a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake to each one in the entire Israelite community, both men and women.  Then all the people went home.

Judges 10:16

So they got rid of the foreign gods  among them and worshipped the Lord,  and he became weary  of Israel’s misery.

Judges 9:27

So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration.  Then they went to the house of their god, and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

Exodus 32:6

Early the next morning they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented fellowship offerings. The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to party.

1 Corinthians 10:7

Don’t become idolaters  as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to party.   ,,

Matthew 26:50

‘Friend,’   Jesus asked him, ‘why have you come? ’ Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine   – there is a conspiracy with traitors.

Hosea 4:11

Promiscuity,  wine, and new wine take away one’s understanding.

1 Chronicles 16:3

Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

Song of Solomon 2:5

Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apricots, for I am lovesick.

Hosea 2:5

Yes, their mother is promiscuous; she conceived them and acted shamefully. For she thought, ‘I will follow my lovers, the men who give me my food and water, my wool and flax, my oil and drink.’