Hosea 9:6

New International Version

Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Their treasures of silver will be taken over by briers, and thorns will overrun their tents.

Cross References

2 Kings 13:7

Nothing had been left of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust at threshing time.

Psalm 107:34

and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

Proverbs 24:31

thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

Isaiah 11:11

In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.

Isaiah 19:13

The officials of Zoan have become fools, the leaders of Memphis are deceived; the cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray.

Isaiah 27:12

In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will be gathered up one by one.

Isaiah 32:13

and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.

Isaiah 34:13

Thorns will overrun her citadels, nettles and brambles her strongholds. She will become a haunt for jackals, a home for owls.

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”

Isaiah 7:23

In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns.

Jeremiah 2:16

Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skull.

Jeremiah 42:22

So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine and plague in the place where you want to go to settle.”

Jeremiah 44:1

This word came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in Lower Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes and Memphis—and in Upper Egypt:

Jeremiah 44:12

I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.

Jeremiah 44:13

I will punish those who live in Egypt with the sword, famine and plague, as I punished Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 46:14

“Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and get ready, for the sword devours those around you.’

Jeremiah 46:19

Pack your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will be laid waste and lie in ruins without inhabitant.

Ezekiel 30:13

“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.

Ezekiel 30:16

I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.

Hosea 10:8

The high places of wickedness will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

Hosea 11:11

They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows, from Assyria, fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 2:6

Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

Hosea 7:11

“Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria.

Hosea 7:13

Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely.

Hosea 7:16

They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

Hosea 8:13

Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to me, and though they eat the meat, the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their wickedness and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.

Hosea 9:3

They will not remain in the Lord’s land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

Leviticus 26:33

I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out my sword and pursue you. Your land will be laid waste, and your cities will lie in ruins.

Zephaniah 1:11

Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be destroyed.

1 Samuel 13:6

When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns.