Hosea 6:10

God's Word

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

Cross References

1 Kings 12:8

But he ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. He sought advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

1 Kings 15:30

This was because of Jeroboam’s sins and the sins which he led Israel to commit. Those sins made the Lord God of Israel furious.

2 Kings 17:7

The Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt ⌞and rescued them⌟ from the power of Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). They worshiped other gods

Jeremiah 18:13

“This is what the Lord says: Ask among the nations if anyone has ever heard anything like this. The people of Israel have done a very horrible thing.

Jeremiah 23:14

“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets of Jerusalem: I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

Jeremiah 3:6

When Josiah was king, the Lord asked me, “Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there.

Ezekiel 23:5

Oholah acted like a prostitute, although she was my wife. She lusted after her Assyrian lovers who lived nearby.

Ezekiel 23:7

She became a prostitute for all the important men in Assyria. She dishonored herself with the idols of all those with whom she fell in love.

Hosea 4:11

Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses.

Hosea 4:12

My people ask their wooden idols for help. A piece of wood tells them what to do. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray. They commit adultery by giving themselves to other gods.

Hosea 4:17

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

Hosea 5:3

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