Hosea 7:16

Good News Translation (US Version)

They keep on turning away from me to a god that is powerless. They are as unreliable as a crooked bow. Because their leaders talk arrogantly, they will die a violent death, and the Egyptians will laugh.”

Cross References

Hosea 9:3

The people of Israel will not remain in the Lord's land, but will have to go back to Egypt and will have to eat forbidden food in Assyria.

Psalm 78:57

but were rebellious and disloyal like their ancestors, unreliable as a crooked arrow.

Ezekiel 23:32

The Sovereign Lord says, “You will drink from your sister's cup; it is large and deep. Everyone will scorn and mock you; the cup is full.

Psalm 73:9

They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,

Hosea 9:6

When the disaster comes and the people are scattered, the Egyptians will gather them up—gather them for burial there at Memphis! Their treasures of silver and the places where their homes once stood will be overgrown with weeds and thorn bushes.

Psalm 12:4

“With our words we get what we want. We will say what we wish, and no one can stop us.”

Revelation 13:5

The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months.

2 Peter 2:8

That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions.

James 3:5

So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!

Luke 8:13

The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.

Matthew 12:36

“You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.

Hosea 11:7

They insist on turning away from me. They will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but no one will lift it from them.

Hosea 7:13

“They are doomed! They have left me and rebelled against me. They will be destroyed. I wanted to save them, but their worship of me was false.

Hosea 6:4

But the Lord says, “Israel and Judah, what am I going to do with you? Your love for me disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like dew, that vanishes early in the day.

Ezekiel 36:20

Wherever they went, they brought disgrace on my holy name, because people would say, ‘These are the people of the Lord, but they had to leave his land.’

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said, “Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says.”

Jeremiah 3:10

And after all this, Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, only pretended to return to me; she was not sincere. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Isaiah 3:8

Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the Lord; they openly insult God himself.

Psalm 78:37

They were not loyal to him; they were not faithful to their covenant with him.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 52:2

You make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.

Psalm 12:3

Silence those flattering tongues, O Lord! Close those boastful mouths that say,

Psalm 17:10

they have no pity and speak proudly.

Daniel 7:25

He will speak against the Supreme God and oppress God's people. He will try to change their religious laws and festivals, and God's people will be under his power for three and a half years.

Hosea 11:5

“They refuse to return to me, and so they must return to Egypt, and Assyria will rule them.

Malachi 3:13

“You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘What have we said about you?’

Malachi 3:14

You have said, ‘It's useless to serve God. What's the use of doing what he says or of trying to show the Lord Almighty that we are sorry for what we have done?

Psalm 12:5

“But now I will come,” says the Lord, “because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for.”

Jeremiah 42:18

“The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Just as my anger and fury were poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so my fury will be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will be a horrifying sight; people will make fun of you and use your name as a curse. You will never see this place again.’”

Hosea 9:4

In those foreign lands they will not be able to make wine offerings to the Lord or bring their sacrifices to him. Their food will defile everyone who eats it, like food eaten at funerals. It will be used only to satisfy their hunger; none of it will be taken as an offering to the Lord's Temple.