Hosea 5:13

Good News Translation

“When Israel saw how sick she was and when Judah saw her own wounds, then Israel went to Assyria to ask the great emperor for help, but he could not cure them or heal their wounds.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:19

Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, invaded Israel, and Menahem gave him thirty-eight tons of silver to gain his support in strengthening Menahem's power over the country.

2 Kings 15:29

It was while Pekah was king that Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, and the territories of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali, and took the people to Assyria as prisoners.

2 Kings 16:7

Ahaz sent men to Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, with this message: “I am your devoted servant. Come and rescue me from the kings of Syria and of Israel, who are attacking me.”

Isaiah 3:7

But he will answer, “Not me! I can't help you. I don't have any food or clothes either. Don't make me your leader!”

Jeremiah 30:12

The Lord says to his people, “Your wounds are incurable, your injuries cannot be healed.

Ezekiel 23:5

Although she was mine, Oholah continued to be a prostitute and was full of lust for her lovers from Assyria.

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.

Hosea 12:1

Everything that the people of Israel do from morning to night is useless and destructive. Treachery and acts of violence increase among them. They make treaties with Assyria and do business with Egypt.”

Hosea 14:3

Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O Lord, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to.”

Hosea 2:7

She will run after her lovers but will not catch them. She will look for them but will not find them. Then she will say, “I am going back to my first husband—I was better off then than I am now.”

Hosea 7:11

Israel flits around like a silly pigeon; first her people call on Egypt for help, and then they run to Assyria!

Hosea 8:9

Stubborn as wild donkeys, the people of Israel go their own way. They have gone off to seek help from Assyria and have paid other nations to protect them.

Micah 1:9

Samaria's wounds cannot be healed, and Judah is about to suffer in the same way; destruction has reached the gates of Jerusalem itself, where my people live.”