Hosea 5:3

God's Word

I know Ephraim, and Israel isn’t a stranger to me. Now, Ephraim, you are acting like a prostitute, and Israel is unclean.

Cross References

Isaiah 7:16

Indeed, before the boy knows how to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings who terrify you will be deserted.

Isaiah 7:17

“The Lord will bring on you, your people, and your ancestor’s family a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah. ⌞He will bring⌟ the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 7:5

Aram, Ephraim, and Remaliah’s son have planned evil against you, saying,

Hosea 1:2

When the Lord first spoke to Hosea, the Lord told him, “Marry a prostitute and have children with that prostitute. The people in this land have acted like prostitutes and abandoned the Lord.”

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 13:1

When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, people trembled. The people of Ephraim were important in Israel. Then they became guilty of worshiping Baal, so they must die.

Hosea 13:5

I took care of you  in the desert, in a dry land.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed—crushed by punishment, because its people are determined to chase idols.

Hosea 5:13

“When Ephraim saw that he was sick and when Judah saw his own wounds, Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help. But the king couldn’t cure them or heal their wounds.

Hosea 5:9

Ephraim will become a wasteland when the time for punishment comes. I will make the truth known among the tribes of Israel.

Hosea 6:10

“I have seen horrible things in the nation of Israel. Ephraim is acting like a prostitute, and Israel is unclean.

Hosea 6:4

“What should I do with you, Ephraim? What should I do with you, Judah? Your love is like fog in the morning. It disappears as quickly as the morning dew.

Hosea 8:11

“The more altars that the people of Ephraim build to make offerings to pay for their sins, the more places they have for sinning.

Amos 3:2

Out of all the families on earth, I have known no one else but you. That is why I am going to punish you for all your sins.

Amos 5:12

I know that your crimes are numerous and your sins are many. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes. You deny the needy access to the courts.

Deuteronomy 33:17

They will be as majestic as a firstborn bull. Their horns will be like the horns of a wild ox. They will use them to push away nations including those at the ends of the earth. The tens of thousands from the tribe of Ephraim and the thousands from the tribe of Manasseh will be like this.”

Hebrews 4:13

No creature can hide from God. Everything is uncovered and exposed for him to see. We must answer to him.

Revelation 3:15

I know what you have done, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.