Hosea 8:13

Good News Translation

They offer sacrifices to me and eat the meat of the sacrifices. But I, the Lord, am not pleased with them, and now I will remember their sin and punish them for it; I will send them back to Egypt!

Cross References

Exodus 20:3

“Worship no god but me.

Exodus 32:34

Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Remember that my angel will guide you, but the time is coming when I will punish these people for their sin.”

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord hates it when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it from evil motives.

Isaiah 1:11

He says, “Do you think I want all these sacrifices you keep offering to me? I have had more than enough of the sheep you burn as sacrifices and of the fat of your fine animals. I am tired of the blood of bulls and sheep and goats.

Jeremiah 14:10

The Lord says about these people, “They love to run away from me, and they will not control themselves. So I am not pleased with them. I will remember the wrongs they have done and punish them because of their sins.”

Jeremiah 6:20

What do I care about the incense they bring me from Sheba, or the spices from a distant land? I will not accept their offerings or be pleased with their sacrifices.

Ezekiel 29:16

Israel will never again depend on them for help. Egypt's fate will remind Israel how wrong it was to rely on them. Then Israel will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”

Hosea 11:5

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

Hosea 12:11

Yet idols are worshiped in Gilead, and those who worship them will die. Bulls are sacrificed in Gilgal, and the altars there will become piles of stone in the open fields.”

Hosea 4:9

You will suffer the same punishment as the people! I will punish you and make you pay for the evil you do.

Hosea 5:6

They take their sheep and cattle to offer as sacrifices to the Lord, but it does them no good. They cannot find him, for he has left them.

Hosea 6:6

I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.

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 7:16

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.”

Hosea 7:2

It never enters their heads that I will remember all this evil; but their sins surround them, and I cannot avoid seeing them.”

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.

Hosea 9:7

The time for punishment has come, the time when people will get what they deserve. When that happens, Israel will know it! “This prophet,” you say, “is a fool. This inspired man is insane.” You people hate me so much because your sin is so great.

Hosea 9:9

They are hopelessly evil in what they do, just as they were at Gibeah. God will remember their sin and punish them for it.

Amos 3:2

“Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must punish you for them.”

Amos 5:22

When you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not accept the animals you have fattened to bring me as offerings.

Amos 8:7

The Lord, the God of Israel, has sworn, “I will never forget their evil deeds.

Luke 12:2

Whatever is covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.

1 Corinthians 11:20

When you meet together as a group, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat.

1 Corinthians 11:29

For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

Deuteronomy 28:68

The Lord will send you back to Egypt in ships, even though he said that you would never have to go there again. There you will try to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will want to buy you.”

Revelation 16:19

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of all countries were destroyed. God remembered great Babylon and made her drink the wine from his cup—the wine of his furious anger.

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.