Hosea 9:1

Easy To Read Version

Israel, don’t celebrate like the nations do! Don’t be happy! You acted like a prostitute {\cf2\super [84]} and left your God. You did your sexual sin {\cf2\super [85]} on every threshing floor. {\cf2\super [86]}

Cross References

Psalm 73:27

God, people who leave you will be lost.\par You will destroy the people\par who are not faithful to you.\par

Isaiah 17:11

You will plant your grapevines one day and try to make them grow. The next day the plants will begin to grow. But at harvest time, you will go to gather the fruit from the plants, and you will see that everything is dead. A sickness will kill all the plants.

Jeremiah 2:19

You did bad things,\par and those bad things will only\par bring punishment to you.\par Trouble will come to you.\par And that trouble will teach you a lesson.\par Think about it!\par Then you will understand how bad it is\par to turn away from your God.\par It is wrong not to fear and respect me!”\par This message was from my Master,\par the Lord All-Powerful.\par

Jeremiah 2:20

“Judah, a long time ago you threw off\par your yoke.\par You broke the ropes\par \{that I used to control you\}.\par You said to me,\par ‘I will not serve you!’\par You were like a prostitute\par on every high hill\par and under every green tree. {\cf2\super [11]} \par

Jeremiah 44:17

We promised to make sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven. {\cf2\super [357]} And we will do everything we promised. We will offer sacrifices and pour out drink offerings in worship to her. We did that in the past. And our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did that in the past. All of us did those things in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At the time we worshiped the Queen of Heaven, we had plenty of food. We were successful. Nothing bad happened to us.

Lamentations 4:21

Be happy, people of Edom.\par Be happy, you people that live\par in the land of Uz.\par But remember, the cup of the Lord’s anger\par will come around to you, too.\par When you drink from that cup (punishment),\par you will get drunk\par and will make yourselves naked.\par

Ezekiel 16:15

\{God said,\} “But you began to trust in your beauty. You used the good name you had and became unfaithful to me. You acted like a prostitute {\cf2\super [121]} with every man that passed by. You gave yourself to them all!

Ezekiel 16:30

You are so weak. You let all those men (countries) cause you to sin. You acted just like a domineering prostitute. {\cf2\super [125]} ” The Lord my Master said those things.

Ezekiel 20:32

You keep saying you want to be like the other nations. You live like the people in other nations. You serve pieces of wood and stone (idols)!’”

Ezekiel 21:10

The sword was made sharp for killing.\par It was polished to flash like lightning.\par “‘My son, you ran away from the stick I used to punish you.\par You refused to be punished with that wooden stick.\par

Hosea 10:5

The people from Samaria {\cf2\super [100]} worship the calves at Beth-Aven. {\cf2\super [101]} Those people will really cry. Those priests will really cry. Why? Because their beautiful \{idol\} is gone. It was carried away.

Hosea 2:12

I will destroy her vines and fig trees. She said, ‘My lovers gave these things to me.’ But I will change her gardens—they will become like a wild forest. Wild animals will come and eat from those plants.

Hosea 4:12

My people are asking pieces of wood for advice. They think those sticks will answer them. Why? Because they have chased after those false gods like prostitutes. {\cf2\super [38]} They left their God and became like prostitutes.

Hosea 5:4

The people of Israel have done many bad things. And those bad things keep them from coming back to their God. They are always thinking of ways to chase after other gods. They don’t know the Lord.

Hosea 5:7

They have not been faithful to the Lord. Their children are from some stranger. And now, he will destroy them and their land again.” {\cf2\super [56]}

Amos 3:2

“There are many families on earth. But you are the only family I chose to know in a special way. \{And you turned against me.\} So I will punish you for all your sins.”

Amos 4:5

And offer a thank offering made with yeast. Tell everyone about the freewill offerings. {\cf2\super [52]} Israel, you love to do those things. So go and do them.” The Lord said \{this\}.

Amos 6:13

You are happy in Lo-Debar; {\cf2\super [83]} \par You say,\par “We have taken Karnaim {\cf2\super [84]} \par by our own strength.”\par

Amos 8:10

I will change your holidays\par into days of crying for the dead.\par All your songs will be songs of sadness\par for dead people.\par I will put clothes of sadness on everyone.\par I will make every head bald. {\cf2\super [104]} \par I will make it like heavy crying\par for an only son that has died.\par It will be a very bitter end.”\par

James 4:16

But now you are proud and you boast. All of this boasting is wrong.

James 5:1

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because much trouble will come to you.