Hosea 8:3

Good News Translation

they have rejected what is good. Because of this their enemies will pursue them.

Cross References

Psalm 36:3

Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.

Lamentations 3:66

Hunt them down and wipe them off the earth!”

Lamentations 4:19

Swifter than eagles swooping from the sky, they chased us down. They tracked us down in the hills; they took us by surprise in the desert.

Hosea 8:2

Even though they call me their God and claim that they are my people and that they know me,

Hosea 8:4

“My people chose kings, but they did it on their own. They appointed leaders, but without my approval. They took their silver and gold and made idols—for their own destruction.

Leviticus 26:36

“I will make those of you who are in exile so terrified that the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will make you run. You will run as if you were being pursued in battle, and you will fall when there is no enemy near you.

Amos 1:11

The Lord says, “The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, and showed them no mercy. Their anger had no limits, and they never let it die.

Deuteronomy 28:25

“The Lord will give your enemies victory over you. You will attack them from one direction, but you will run from them in all directions, and all the people on earth will be terrified when they see what happens to you.

1 Timothy 5:12

and so become guilty of breaking their earlier promise to him.