Hosea 7:4

New Century Version

But all of them are traitors. They are like an oven heated by a baker. While he mixes the dough, he does not need to stir up the fire.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:10

The land of Judah is full of people who are guilty of adultery. Because of this, the Lord cursed the land. It has become a very sad place, and the pastures have dried up. The people are evil and use their power in the wrong way.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish my head were like a spring of water and my eyes like a fountain of tears! Then I could cry day and night for my people who have been killed.

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had a place in the desert— a house where travelers spend the night— so I could leave my people. I could go away from them, because they are all unfaithful to God; they are all turning against him.

Hosea 4:10

“They will eat but not have enough; they will have sexual relations with the prostitutes, but they will not have children, because they have left the Lord to give themselves to

Hosea 4:12

“My people ask wooden idols for advice; they ask those sticks of wood to advise them! Like prostitutes, they have chased after other gods and have left their own God.

Hosea 4:2

Cursing, lying, killing, stealing and adultery are everywhere. One murder follows another.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your bragging is not good. You know the saying, “Just a little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise.”

James 4:4

So, you are not loyal to God! You should know that loving the world is the same as hating God. Anyone who wants to be a friend of the world becomes God’s enemy.