Hosea 9:10

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⌞The Lord said,⌟ “When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the first figs of the harvest. But they went to Baal Peor and worshiped shameful idols. They became as disgusting as the things they worshiped.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:31

It wasn’t enough that he committed the same sins as Jeroboam (Nebat’s son). He also married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Ahab then served and worshiped Baal.

2 Kings 17:11

At all the illegal places of worship, they sacrificed in the same way as the nations that the Lord had removed from the land ahead of them. They did evil things and made the Lord furious.

Psalm 115:8

Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them.

Psalm 81:12

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

Song of Solomon 3:6

Who is this young woman coming up from the wilderness like clouds of smoke? She is perfumed with myrrh and incense made from the merchants’ scented powders.

Isaiah 28:4

Their glorious beauty is ⌞like⌟ a withered flower. They are at the entrance to a fertile valley. They will be like figs that ripened early. As soon as someone sees them, they will be taken and eaten.

Jeremiah 11:13

Judah, you have as many gods as you have cities. You have set up many altars ⌞in Jerusalem⌟ to sacrifice to Baal. You have as many altars as there are streets in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 24:2

One basket had very good figs, like figs that ripen first. The other basket had very bad figs. These figs were so bad that they couldn’t be eaten.

Jeremiah 3:24

Ever since we were young, the shameful worship ⌞of Baal⌟ has taken everything our ancestors worked for, their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 3:25

We must lie down in our shame and be covered by our disgrace. Ever since we were young, we and our ancestors have sinned against the Lord our God. We haven’t obeyed the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 31:2

This is what the Lord says: The people who survived the wars have found favor in the desert. Israel went to find its rest.

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets prophesy lies. Priests rule under the prophets’ directions, and my people love this. But what will you do in the end?”

Ezekiel 20:8

“ ‘But they rebelled against me and refused to listen to me. Not one of them got rid of the detestable idols that they looked to for help. They didn’t abandon the disgusting idols of Egypt. So I was going to pour out my fury on them and unleash my anger on them in Egypt.

Hosea 11:1

“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 13:5

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

Hosea 2:15

I will give her vineyards there. I will make the valley of Achor [Disaster] a door of hope. Then she will respond as she did when she was young, as she did when she came out of Egypt.

Hosea 4:14

Yet, I will not punish your daughters when they become prostitutes or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. The men go to prostitutes and offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes. These foolish people will be trampled.

Hosea 4:18

When they’re done drinking their wine, they continue to have sex with the prostitutes. Their rulers dearly love to act shamefully.

Amos 4:5

Burn bread as a thank offering. Brag and boast about your freewill offerings. This is what you people of Israel love to do. The Almighty Lord declares this.

Micah 7:1

Poor me! I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those picking grapes. But there aren’t any grapes to eat or any ripened figs that I crave.

Numbers 15:39

Whenever you look at the threads in the tassel, you will remember all the Lord’s commands and obey them. Then you won’t do whatever you want and go after whatever you see, as if you were chasing after prostitutes.

Numbers 18:13

The first of all produce harvested in their land that they bring to the Lord is yours. Anyone in your household who is clean may eat it.

Romans 6:21

What did you gain by doing those things? You’re ashamed of what you used to do because it ended in death.

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found his people in a desert land, in a barren place where animals howl. He guarded them, took care of them, and protected them because they were helpless.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed to demons that are not God, to gods they never heard of. These were new gods, who came from nearby, gods your ancestors never worshiped.

Deuteronomy 4:3

With your own eyes you saw what the Lord did at Baal Peor. The Lord your God destroyed everyone among you who worshiped the god Baal while you were at Peor.

Judges 6:32

So that day they nicknamed Gideon “Jerubbaal” [Let Baal Defend Himself], because they said, “When someone tears down Baal’s altar, let Baal defend himself.”