Hosea 13:1

Easy To Read Version

“Ephraim {\cf2\super [141]} made himself very important in Israel. Ephraim spoke and people shook with fear. But Ephraim sinned—he began worshiping Baal. {\cf2\super [142]}

Cross References

Genesis 2:17

But you must not eat from the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil. If you eat fruit from that tree you will die!”

1 Kings 12:25

Shechem was a city in the hill country of Ephraim. Jeroboam made Shechem a very strong city and lived there. Later he went to the city of Penuel [154] and made it stronger.

Job 29:21

“In the past, people listened to me.\par They were quiet while they waited\par for my advice.\par

Job 29:22

After I had finished speaking,\par the people listening to me\par didn’t have anything else to say.\par My words fell gently into their ears.\par

Proverbs 18:12

A proud person will soon be ruined. But an humble person will be honored.

Isaiah 66:2

I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par

Isaiah 7:8

It will not happen while Rezin {\cf2\super [79]} is the ruler of Damascus. {\cf2\super [80]} Ephraim (Israel) is now a nation, but 65 years in the future Ephraim (Israel) will not be a nation.

Hosea 11:2

But the more I {\cf2\super [114]} called the Israelites,\par the more the Israelites left me.\par The Israelites gave sacrifices to the Baals. {\cf2\super [115]} \par They burned incense {\cf2\super [116]} to the idols. {\cf2\super [117]} \par

Hosea 2:10

Now I will strip her. She will be naked, so all her lovers can see her. No person will be able to save her from my power. {\cf2\super [16]}

Hosea 2:8

“She (Israel) didn’t know that I (the Lord) was the One who gave her grain, wine, and oil. I kept giving her more and more silver and gold. But the Israelites used this silver and gold to make statues of Baal. {\cf2\super [15]}

Hosea 8:4

The Israelites chose their kings, but they didn’t come to me for advice. The Israelites chose leaders. But they didn’t choose men that I knew. The Israelites used their silver and gold to make idols {\cf2\super [77]} for themselves. So they will be destroyed.

Numbers 10:22

Next came the three groups from Ephraim’s camp. They traveled under their flag. The first group was Ephraim’s family group. Elishama son of Ammihud was the commander of that group.

Numbers 13:16

Those are the names of the men that Moses sent to look at and study the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by another name. Moses called him Joshua.)

Numbers 13:8

from Ephraim’s family group—Hoshea [170] son of Nun;

Luke 14:11

Every person that makes himself important will be made humble. But the person that makes himself humble will be made important.”

Romans 5:12

Sin came into the world because of what one man (Adam) did. And with sin came death. So this is why all people must die—because all people sinned.

2 Corinthians 5:14

The love of Christ controls us. Why? Because we know that One (Christ) has died for all people. So all have died.

Joshua 3:7

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to make you a great man for all the people of Israel to see. Then the people will know that I am with you the same as I was with Moses.

Judges 12:1

The men from the family group of Ephraim called all their soldiers together. Then they went across the river to the city of Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why didn’t you call us to help you fight the Ammonite people? We will burn your house down with you in it.”

Judges 8:1

The men of Ephraim were angry at Gideon. When the men of Ephraim found Gideon, they asked Gideon, “Why did you treat us this way? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight against the people of Midian?”

1 Samuel 15:17

Samuel said, “In the past, you thought you were not important. But then you became the leader of the family groups of Israel. The Lord chose you to be king over Israel.