Hosea 4:17

God's Word

The people of Ephraim have chosen to worship idols. Leave them alone!

Cross References

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go their own stubborn ways and follow their own advice.

Hosea 11:2

The more I called them, the farther they went away. They sacrificed to other gods—the Baals, and they burned incense to idols.

Hosea 11:6

War will sweep through their cities, demolish their city gates, and put an end to their plans.

Hosea 12:1

The people of Ephraim try to catch the wind and try to chase the east wind all day. They are very violent and destructive. They make treaties with Assyria and take olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 13:2

They keep on sinning more and more. They make idols from silver for themselves. These idols are skillfully made. All of them are the work of craftsmen. People say this about the Israelites: “They offer human sacrifices and kiss calf-shaped idols.”

Hosea 4:4

“No one should accuse other people or bring charges against them. My case is against you priests.

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit.”

Revelation 22:11

Let those who don’t have God’s approval go without it, and let filthy people continue to be filthy. Let those who have God’s approval continue to have it, and let holy people continue to be holy.”