Hosea 6:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I used the prophets and made laws for the people. The people were killed at my command, but good things will come from those decisions.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:29

Yes, the Lord says, “You must treat my message carefully, like a fire or like a hammer that can smash a rock.”

Jeremiah 1:10

Today I have put you in charge of nations and kingdoms. You will pull up and tear down. You will destroy and overthrow. You will build up and plant.”

Jeremiah 5:14

The Lord God All-Powerful said these things: “The people said I would not punish them. So, Jeremiah, the words I give you will be like fire, and these people will be like wood. That fire will burn them up completely.”

Hebrews 4:12

God’s word is alive and working. It is sharper than the sharpest sword and cuts all the way into us. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the center of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.

Romans 2:5

But you are so stubborn! You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will be punished on the day when God will show his anger. On that day everyone will see how right God is to judge people.

Revelation 9:21

They did not change their hearts and turn away from killing other people or from their evil magic, their sexual sins, and their stealing.

Revelation 9:15

These four angels had been kept ready for this hour and day and month and year. The angels were set free to kill a third of all the people on the earth.

Revelation 2:16

So change your hearts! If you don’t change, I will come to you quickly and fight against these people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.

Revelation 1:16

He held seven stars in his right hand. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. He looked like the sun shining at its brightest time.

Acts 7:31

When Moses saw this, he was amazed. He went near to look closer at it. He heard a voice; it was the Lord’s.

Zephaniah 3:5

But the Lord is still in that city, and he continues to be good. He does not do anything wrong. He continues to help his people. Morning after morning he makes good decisions for them. Not a day passes without his justice. He never gives a decision that is crooked or is something to be ashamed of.

Ezekiel 43:3

The vision that I saw was like the vision I saw by the Kebar Canal. I bowed with my face to the ground.

Ezekiel 3:9

A diamond is harder than flint rock. In the same way you will be more stubborn than they are, and your head will be harder. Then you will not be afraid of them or those who always turn against me.”

Jeremiah 13:13

Then you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will make everyone who lives in this land helpless, like a drunken man. I am talking about the kings who sit on David’s throne. I am also talking about the priests, the prophets, and all the people who live in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 1:18

As for me, today I will make you like a strong city, an iron column, a bronze wall. You will be able to stand against everyone in the land, against the kings of the land of Judah, the leaders of Judah, the priests of Judah, and against the people of the land of Judah.

Isaiah 58:1

Shout as loud as you can and don’t stop. Shout like a trumpet! Tell the people what they did wrong. Tell the family of Jacob about their sins.

Isaiah 11:4

He will judge the poor fairly and honestly. He will be fair when he decides what to do for the poor of the land. If he decides people should be beaten, he will give the command, and they will be beaten. If he decides people must die, he will give the command, and those evil people will be killed. Goodness and fairness will be like a belt he wears around his waist.

Psalm 119:120

I am shaking with fear before you. I fear and respect your judgments.

Psalm 37:6

He will make it as clear as day that you are right. Everyone will see that you are being fair.

Job 34:10

“You men can understand, so listen to me. God would never do what is evil! God All-Powerful would never do wrong.

2 Chronicles 21:12

Jehoram received this message from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord, the God your father David followed, says, ‘Jehoram, you have not lived the way your father Jehoshaphat lived. You have not lived the way King Asa of Judah lived.

2 Kings 1:16

Elijah told Ahaziah, “This is what the Lord says: ‘There is a God in Israel, so why did you send messengers to ask questions of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Since you did this, you will not get up from your bed. You will die!’”

1 Kings 19:17

Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword, and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes from Jehu’s sword.

1 Kings 18:17

When Ahab saw Elijah he said, “Is that really you, the troublemaker of Israel?”

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. He said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall for the next few years. The rain will fall only when I command it to fall.”

1 Kings 14:6

But when Ahijah heard her coming to the door, he said, “Come in! I know who you are. You are Jeroboam’s wife. Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have some bad news for you.

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel answered, “Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obeying his commands? It is better to obey the Lord than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to him than to offer the fat from rams.

1 Samuel 13:13

Samuel said, “You did a foolish thing. You did not obey the Lord your God. If you had done what he commanded, the Lord would have let your family rule Israel forever.

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!”

Ephesians 6:17

Accept God’s salvation as your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God.

1 Samuel 15:32

Samuel said, “Bring King Agag of the Amalekites to me.” Agag came to Samuel. Agag was tied with chains and thought, “Surely he won’t kill me.”

1 Samuel 15:33

But Samuel said to Agag, “Your sword took babies from their mothers. So now, your mother will have no children.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

Ezekiel 32:18

“Son of man, cry for the people of Egypt. Lead Egypt and the daughters from powerful nations to the grave. Lead them to the world below where they will be with the other people who went down into that deep hole.

Job 15:30

He will not escape the darkness. He will be like a tree whose leaves die from disease and are blown away by the wind.

Ezekiel 11:4

So you must speak to the people for me. Son of man, prophesy against the people.”