Hosea 7:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Like a boomerang, they changed directions, but they did not come back to me. Their leaders bragged about their strength, but they will be killed with swords. And the people in Egypt will laugh at them.

Cross References

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.

Psalm 78:57

They turned against him and were unfaithful just like their ancestors. They changed directions like a boomerang.

Ezekiel 23:32

This is what the Lord GOD says: “You will drink your sister’s cup of poison. It is a tall, wide cup of poison. It holds much poison. People will laugh at you and make fun of you.

Psalm 73:9

They think they are gods! They think they are the rulers of the earth.

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.

Psalm 12:4

Those people think they can win any argument. They say, “We are so good with words, no one will be our master.”

Revelation 13:5

The beast was allowed to boast and speak insults against God. It was allowed to use its power for 42 months.

2 Peter 2:8

This good man lived with those evil people every day, and his good heart was hurt by the evil things he saw and heard.

James 3:5

It is the same with our tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it can boast about doing great things. A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame.

Luke 8:13

Others are like the seed that fell on rock. That is like the people who hear God’s teaching and gladly accept it. But they don’t have deep roots. They believe for a while. But when trouble comes, they turn away from God.

Matthew 12:36

I tell you that everyone will have to answer for all the careless things they have said. This will happen on the day of judgment.

Hosea 11:7

“My people expect me to come back. They will call to God above, but he will not help them.”

Hosea 7:13

It will be very bad for those who left me. They refused to obey me, so they will be destroyed. I saved them, but they speak lies against me.

Hosea 6:4

“Ephraim, what should I do with you? Judah, what should I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning mist. Your faithfulness is like the dew that goes away early in the morning.

Ezekiel 36:20

But even in those other nations, they ruined my good name. How? Those nations said, ‘These are the Lord’s people, but they left his land.’

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. We will always have a priest to tell us what the law says. We will still have wise men to advise us and prophets to tell us a message from God. So who needs Jeremiah? Let’s tell lies to ruin him and stop listening to what he says.”

Jeremiah 3:10

Israel’s unfaithful sister did not come back to me with her whole heart. She only pretended that she came back to me.” This message is from the Lord.

Isaiah 3:8

This will happen because Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen. They turned against the Lord. They said and did things against him, right in front of his glorious eyes.

Psalm 78:37

Their hearts were not really with him. They were not faithful to the agreement he gave them.

Psalm 57:4

My life is in danger. My enemies are all around me. They are like man-eating lions, with teeth like spears or arrows and tongues like sharp swords.

Psalm 52:2

You are nothing but a hired killer, making plans to hurt people and making up lies!

Psalm 12:3

The Lord should cut off their lying lips and cut out their bragging tongues.

Psalm 17:10

They think only of themselves and brag about what they will do.

Daniel 7:25

This special king will say things against God Most High, and he will hurt and kill God’s special people. That king will try to change the times and laws that have already been set. God’s holy people will be under that king’s power for three and one-half years.

Hosea 11:5

“The Israelites will not go back to Egypt. The king of Assyria will become their king, because they refused to turn back to God.

Malachi 3:13

The Lord says, “You said cruel things to me.” But you ask, “What did we say about you?”

Malachi 3:14

You said, “It is useless to worship God. We did what the Lord All-Powerful told us, but we didn’t gain anything. We cried like people at a funeral to show we were sorry for our sins, but it didn’t help.

Psalm 12:5

They took advantage of the poor and stole what little they had. But the Lord knows what they did, and he says, “I will rescue those who are poor and helpless, and I will punish those who hurt them.”

Jeremiah 42:18

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says: ‘I showed my anger against Jerusalem. I punished the people who lived there. In the same way I will show my anger against everyone who goes to Egypt. People will use you as an example when they ask for bad things to happen to other people. You will become like a curse word. People will be ashamed of you, and they will insult you. And you will never see Judah again.’

Hosea 9:4

They will not be able to give offerings of wine to the Lord. None of their sacrifices will please him. What they offer will be like food eaten at a funeral—whoever eats it will become unclean. They can eat that food for their own hunger, but it cannot be taken into the Lord’s Temple.