Hosea 11:6

Good News Translation (US Version)

War will sweep through their cities and break down the city gates. It will destroy my people because they do what they themselves think best.

Cross References

Hosea 13:16

Samaria must be punished for rebelling against me. Her people will die in war; babies will be dashed to the ground, and pregnant women will be ripped open.”

Hosea 10:14

war will come to your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed. It will be like the day when King Shalman destroyed the city of Betharbel in battle, and mothers and their children were crushed to death.

Hosea 10:6

The idol will be carried off to Assyria as tribute to the great emperor. The people of Israel will be disgraced and put to shame because of the advice they followed.

Malachi 4:1

The Lord Almighty says, “The day is coming when all proud and evil people will burn like straw. On that day they will burn up, and there will be nothing left of them.

Micah 5:11

I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your defenses.

Ezekiel 20:47

Tell the southern forest to hear what the Sovereign Lord is saying: Look! I am starting a fire, and it will burn up every tree in you, whether green or dry. Nothing will be able to put it out. It will spread from south to north, and everyone will feel the heat of the flames.

Jeremiah 5:17

They will devour your crops and your food; they will kill your sons and your daughters. They will slaughter your flocks and your herds and destroy your vines and fig trees. The fortified cities in which you trust will be destroyed by their army.

Isaiah 30:1

The Lord has spoken: “Those who rule Judah are doomed because they rebel against me. They follow plans that I did not make, and sign treaties against my will, piling one sin on another.

Isaiah 27:10

The fortified city lies in ruins. It is deserted like an empty wilderness. It has become a pasture for cattle, where they can rest and graze.

Isaiah 18:5

Before the grapes are gathered, when the blossoms have all fallen and the grapes are ripening, the enemy will destroy the Ethiopians as easily as a knife cuts branches from a vine.

Isaiah 9:14

In a single day the Lord will punish Israel's leaders and its people; he will cut them off, head and tail.

Psalm 106:43

Many times the Lord rescued his people, but they chose to rebel against him and sank deeper into sin.

Psalm 106:39

They made themselves impure by their actions and were unfaithful to God.

Deuteronomy 32:25

War will bring death in the streets; terrors will strike in the homes. Young men and young women will die; neither babies nor old people will be spared.

Deuteronomy 28:52

They will attack every town in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and the high, fortified walls in which you trust will fall.

Leviticus 26:33

I will bring war on you and scatter you in foreign lands. Your land will be deserted, and your cities left in ruins.

Leviticus 26:31

I will turn your cities into ruins, destroy your places of worship, and refuse to accept your sacrifices.

Jeremiah 50:35

The Lord says, “Death to Babylonia! Death to its people, to its rulers, to its people of wisdom.

Lamentations 2:9

The gates lie buried in rubble, their bars smashed to pieces. The king and the noblemen now are in exile. The Law is no longer taught, and the prophets have no visions from the Lord.

Hosea 4:16

The people of Israel are as stubborn as mules. How can I feed them like lambs in a meadow?

Hosea 4:17

The people of Israel are under the spell of idols. Let them go their own way.

Amos 6:8

The Sovereign Lord Almighty has given this solemn warning: “I hate the pride of the people of Israel; I despise their luxurious mansions. I will give their capital city and everything in it to the enemy.”

Leviticus 26:25

I will bring war on you to punish you for breaking our covenant, and if you gather in your cities for safety, I will send incurable diseases among you, and you will be forced to surrender to your enemies.