Hosea 7:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So Ephraim has become like a silly dove without understanding. The people called to Egypt for help. They went to Assyria for help.

Cross References

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim is wasting its time; Israel “chases the wind” all day long. The people tell more and more lies and steal more and more. They have made agreements with Assyria, and they are carrying their olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 5:13

Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, so they went to Assyria for help. They told their problems to the great king, but he cannot heal you or cure your wound.

Hosea 11:11

They will come from Egypt, shaking like birds. They will come shaking like doves from the land of Assyria, and I will take them back home.” This is what the Lord said.

Hosea 4:11

“Sexual sins, strong drink, and new wine ruin a person’s ability to think straight.

Hosea 9:3

The Israelites will not stay in the Lord’s land. Ephraim will return to Egypt. In Assyria they will eat food that they should not eat.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us. We will not ride on war horses. We will never again say, ‘Our God’ to something we made with our hands. This is because you are the one who shows mercy to orphans.”

Jeremiah 2:36

You go from one place to another looking for help, always changing your mind. But Egypt will also disappoint you, just as Assyria did.

Jeremiah 2:18

People of Judah, think about this: How did it help you to go to Egypt and drink from the Nile River? How did it help you to go to Assyria and drink from the Euphrates River?

Proverbs 17:16

Money is wasted on fools. They cannot buy wisdom when they have no sense.

Proverbs 15:32

If you refuse to be corrected, you are only hurting yourself. Listen to criticism, and you will gain understanding.

Proverbs 6:32

But a man who commits adultery is a fool. He brings about his own destruction.

2 Kings 15:19

King Pul of Assyria came to fight against Israel. Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him and help him gain complete control of the kingdom.

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don’t hurt anyone.

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You priests have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be priests for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Hosea 5:4

The people of Israel have done many evil things, and these evil things keep them from coming back to their God. They are always thinking of ways to chase after other gods. They don’t know the Lord.

Hosea 8:13

The Israelites love sacrifices. They offer the meat and eat it. The Lord does not accept their sacrifices. He remembers their sins, and he will punish them. They will be carried away as prisoners to Egypt.

Hosea 9:6

The people of Israel left because the enemy took everything from them. But Egypt will take the people themselves. Memphis will bury them. Weeds will grow over their silver treasures, and thorns will grow where the Israelites lived.

2 Kings 16:7

Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria with this message: “I am your servant. I am like a son to you. Come and save me from the king of Aram and the king of Israel. They have come to fight me.”

Hosea 12:2

The Lord says, “I have a complaint against Israel. Jacob must be punished for the bad things he did.

Obadiah 1:7

All those who are your friends will force you out of the land. Those who were at peace with you will trick you, and they will defeat you. The soldiers who fought by your side are planning a trap for you. They say, ‘He doesn’t expect a thing!’”