Hosea 8:3

New International Reader's Version

But they have turned away from what is good. So an enemy will chase them.

Cross References

Psalm 36:3

Their mouths speak words that are evil and false. They do not act wisely or do what is good.

Lamentations 3:66

Lord, get angry with them and hunt them down. Wipe them off the face of the earth.

Lamentations 4:19

Those who were hunting us down were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains. They hid and waited for us in the desert.

Hosea 8:2

Israel shouts to me, ‘We recognize you as our God!’

Hosea 8:4

My people appoint kings I do not want. They choose princes without my permission. They use their silver and gold to make statues of gods. That is how they destroy themselves.”

Leviticus 26:36

“ ‘Some of you will be left in the lands of your enemies. I will fill your hearts with fear. The sound of a leaf blown by the wind will scare you away. You will run as if you were escaping from swords. You will fall down, even though no one is chasing you.

Amos 1:11

The Lord says, “The people of Edom have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They chased Israel with swords that were ready to strike them down. They killed the women of the land. They were angry all the time. Their anger was like a fire that blazed out. It could not be stopped.

Deuteronomy 28:25

The Lord will help your enemies win the battle over you. You will come at them from one direction. But you will run away from them in every direction. All the kingdoms on earth will be completely shocked when they see you.

1 Timothy 5:12

If they do that, they will be judged. They have broken their first promise.