Hosea 9:7

New Century Version

The time of punishment has come, the time to pay for sins. Let Israel know this: You think the prophet is a fool, and you say the spiritual person is crazy. You have sinned very much, and your hatred is great.

Cross References

2 Kings 9:11

When Jehu went back to his master’s officers, one of them said to Jehu, “Is everything all right? Why did this crazy man come to you?” Jehu answered, “You know the man and how he talks.”

Isaiah 10:3

How will you explain the things you have done? What will you do when your destruction comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you hide your riches then?

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, you are ready to punish those people, but they do not see that. Show them your strong love for your people. Then those who are evil will be ashamed. Burn them in the fire you have prepared for your enemies.

Isaiah 34:8

The Lord has chosen a time for punishment. He has chosen a year when people must pay for the wrongs they did to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 44:25

I show that the signs of the lying prophets are false; I make fools of those who do magic. I confuse even the wise; they think they know much, but I make them look foolish.

Jeremiah 10:15

They are worth nothing; people make fun of them. When they are judged, they will be destroyed.

Jeremiah 11:23

No one from the city of Anathoth will be left alive, because I will cause a disaster to happen to them that year.”

Jeremiah 16:18

I will pay back the people of Judah twice for every one of their sins, because they have made my land unclean. They have filled my country with their hateful idols.”

Jeremiah 23:13

“I saw the prophets of Samaria do something wrong. Those prophets prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel away.

Jeremiah 25:14

Even the Babylonians will have to serve many nations and many great kings. I will give them the punishment they deserve for all their own hands have done.”

Jeremiah 29:26

You said to Zephaniah, ‘The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Temple of the Lord. You should arrest any madman who acts like a prophet. Lock his hands and feet between wooden blocks, and put iron rings around his neck.

Jeremiah 46:21

The hired soldiers in Egypt’s army are like fat calves, because even they all turn and run away together; they do not stand strong against the attack. Their time of destruction is coming; they will soon be punished.

Jeremiah 6:14

They tried to heal my people’s serious injuries as if they were small wounds. They said, ‘It’s all right, it’s all right.’ But really, it is not all right.

Jeremiah 8:11

They tried to heal my people’s serious injuries as if they were small wounds. They said, “It’s all right, it’s all right.” But really, it is not all right.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets saw visions, but they were false and worth nothing. They did not point out your sins to keep you from being captured. They preached what was false and led you wrongly.

Ezekiel 13:10

“ ‘It is because they lead my people the wrong way by saying, “Peace!” when there is no peace. When the people build a weak wall, the prophets cover it with whitewash to make it look strong.

Ezekiel 13:3

This is what the Lord God says: How terrible it will be for the foolish prophets who follow their own ideas and have not seen a vision from me!

Ezekiel 25:17

I will punish them in my anger and do great acts of revenge to them. They will know that I am the Lord when I take revenge on them.’ ”

Ezekiel 38:23

Then I will show how great I am. I will show my holiness, and I will make myself known to the many nations that watch. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’

Ezekiel 9:10

But I will have no pity, nor will I show mercy. I will bring their evil back on their heads.”

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return to the Lord your God, because your sins have made you fall.

Hosea 5:9

Israel will be ruined on the day of punishment. To the tribes of Israel I tell the truth.

Hosea 8:13

The Israelites offer sacrifices to me as gifts and eat the meat, but the Lord is not pleased with them. He remembers the evil they have done, and he will punish them for their sins. They will be slaves again as they were in Egypt.

Hosea 9:8

Is Israel a watchman? Are God’s people prophets? Everywhere Israel goes, traps are set for him. He is an enemy in God’s house.

Amos 8:2

He said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “An end has come for my people Israel, because I will not overlook their sins anymore.

Micah 2:11

But you people want a false prophet who will tell you nothing but lies. You want one who promises to prophesy good things for you if you give him wine and beer. He’s just the prophet for you.

Micah 7:4

Even the best of them is like a thornbush; the most honest of them is worse than a prickly plant. The day that your watchmen warned you about has come. Now they will be confused.

Zephaniah 3:4

Its prophets are proud; they are people who cannot be trusted. Its priests don’t respect holy things; they break God’s teachings.

Mark 3:21

When his family heard this, they went to get him because they thought he was out of his mind.

Luke 21:22

These are the days of punishment to bring about all that is written in the Scriptures.

2 Corinthians 5:13

If we are out of our minds, it is for God. If we have our right minds, it is for you.

Revelation 16:19

The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations were destroyed. And God remembered the sins of Babylon the Great, so he gave that city the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.