Hosea 7:1

Free Bible Version

when I heal Israel, Ephraim's sins will be exposed, together with the evil actions of Samaria. They deal in lies; they are thieves who break in to homes and who rob people on the outside.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:1

Tragedy is coming to the city of Samaria, the crowning glory of Ephraim's drunks, to the fading flower of wonderful beauty, sitting above a fertile valley, and beloved by those hammered by wine.

Isaiah 59:12

You are aware of all our rebellious acts; our sins witness against us. Yes, we acknowledge our rebellious acts; we know all about our sins.

Isaiah 59:13

We have disobeyed and denied you, Lord; we have turned our backs on our God. We have encouraged oppression and rebellion, telling lies we've carefully thought out.

Isaiah 59:14

Justice is rejected, and doing right never happens. Truth falls down in the street, and honesty is banned.

Jeremiah 51:9

“We tried to heal her, but she couldn't be helped. So give up on her! All of us should go home to where we came from. The news of her punishment has reached everywhere, all the way to heaven.

Ezekiel 16:46

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north of you with her daughters. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived south of you with her daughters.

Ezekiel 23:4

The older girl was called Oholah, and her sister Oholibah. I married them both and they had sons and daughters. Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 24:13

Because of your immorality you had made yourself unclean and I tried to clean you, but you refused to let me clean away your filth. So now you won't be pure again until I've finished being angry with you.

Hosea 10:5

Those who live in Samaria tremble in awe at the calf of Beth-aven. Its people mourn for it in their pagan rituals, while its idolatrous priests celebrate its glory. But it will certainly be taken away from them. It will be brought to Assyria as tribute for the great king.

Hosea 11:12

Ephraim surrounds me with lies and Israel with deceit, and Judah still wanders with some deity, faithful to some “Holy One.”

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I let you go, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is breaking; I am full of compassion.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim tries to herd the wind, chasing after the east wind all day long. Their lies and violence keep on increasing. They make a treaty with Assyria, and send olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 12:2

The Lord also has an accusation against Judah, and will punish Jacob for the way the people act; he will repay them for what they have done.

Hosea 4:17

Ephraim is bewitched by idols, so leave him alone!

Hosea 4:2

Instead there is only cursing, lying, murdering, stealing, and adultery. They commit violence, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Hosea 5:1

“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, members of the royal family!

Hosea 6:4

Ephraim, what shall I do with you? Judah, what shall I do with you? Your love disappears like mist at dawn; it vanishes like dew in the morning.

Hosea 7:13

What disaster is coming to them because they have strayed from me! Destruction is coming to them because they have rebelled against me! I wish I could redeem them, but they tell lies about me.

Hosea 8:5

Samaria, I reject this calf idol you have made! My anger burns against them! How long will you be incapable of being good?

Hosea 8:9

They have gone up to Assyria like a donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers.

Amos 3:10

They don't know how to do what is right, declares the Lord. They have stored up in their fortresses what they've taken by violence and robbery.

Amos 3:9

Announce this to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses in the land of Egypt: Assemble yourselves on Samaria's mountains and see all the turmoil and oppression happening in the country.

Amos 8:14

Those who swear by the disgraceful idols of Samaria, who take oaths like, “By the life of your god, Dan,” or “A pilgrimage to the god of Beersheba”—they will fall, and never rise again.

Micah 6:16

You have kept the laws of Omri, and adopted all the practices of the house of Ahab, you have followed their ways. So I will make your country desolate and the people who live there an object of scorn; you will bear the shame of my people.

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! So often I wanted to gather your children as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings—but you wouldn't let me.

Luke 13:34

Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather all your children together just like a hen does with her chicks under her wings, but you refused!

Luke 19:42

“I really wish today that you, even you, had known the path that leads to peace!” he said. “But now it's hidden from your eyes.