Hosea 4:15 Cross References

Hosea 4:15

15: "Though Israel is a prostitute, may Judah avoid such guilt. O Judah, do not join with those who worship me insincerely at Gilgal and at Beth-aven. Their worship is mere pretense as they take oaths in the LORD's name.

Hosea 9:15

  1. The LORD says, "All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels.

Hosea 12:11

  1. But Gilead is filled with sinners who worship idols. And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls; their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone along the edges of a plowed field.

Amos 4:4

  1. "Go ahead and offer your sacrifices to the idols at Bethel and Gilgal. Keep on disobeying--your sins are mounting up! Offer sacrifices each morning and bring your tithes every three days!

Amos 8:14

  1. And those who worship and swear by the idols of Samaria, Dan, and Beersheba will fall down, never to rise again."

Hosea 10:5

  1. The people of Samaria tremble for their calf idol at Beth-aven. The people mourn over it, and the priests wail for it, because its glory will be stripped away.

Hosea 10:8

  1. And the pagan shrines of Aven, the place of Israel's sin, will crumble. Thorns and thistles will grow up around them. They will beg the mountains to bury them and the hills to fall on them.

Hosea 5:8

  1. "Blow the ram's horn in Gibeah! Sound the alarm in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven! Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!

Amos 5:5

  1. Don't go to worship the idols of Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba. For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile, and the people of Bethel will come to nothing."

Jeremiah 5:2

  1. Even when they are under oath, saying, `As surely as the LORD lives,' they all tell lies!"

Ezekiel 23:4

  1. The older girl was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. I married them, and they bore me sons and daughters. I am speaking of Samaria and Jerusalem, for Oholah is Samaria and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
  2. "Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrians, her neighbors.
  3. They were all attractive young men, captains and commanders dressed in handsome blue, dashing about on their horses.
  4. And so she prostituted herself with the most desirable men of Assyria, worshiping their idols and defiling herself.
  5. For when she left Egypt, she did not leave her spirit of prostitution behind. She was still as lewd as in her youth, when the Egyptians satisfied their lusts with her and robbed her of her virginity.

Ephesians 5:11

  1. Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, rebuke and expose them.

Luke 12:47

  1. The servant will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty, he refused to do it.
  2. "But people who are not aware that they are doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much more is given.

Isaiah 48:1

  1. "Listen to me, O family of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and call on the God of Israel. You don't follow through on any of your promises,

2 Kings 17:18

  1. And because the LORD was angry, he swept them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.
  2. But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the LORD their God. They walked down the same evil paths that Israel had established.

Zephaniah 1:5

  1. For they go up to their roofs and bow to the sun, moon, and stars. They claim to follow the LORD, but then they worship Molech, too. So now I will destroy them!
  2. And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the LORD's guidance or seek my blessings."

Amos 6:10

  1. And when a close relative--one who is responsible for burning the dead--goes into the house to carry away a dead body, he will ask the last survivor, "Is there anyone else with you?" And the person will answer, "No!" Then he will say, "Hush! Don't even whisper the name of the LORD. He might hear you!"

1 Kings 12:28

  1. So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, "It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!"
  2. He placed these calf idols at the southern and northern ends of Israel--in Bethel and in Dan.

Jeremiah 3:6

  1. During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what fickle Israel does? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.
  2. I thought that after she had done all this she would return to me. But she did not come back. And though her faithless sister Judah saw this,
  3. she paid no attention. She saw that I had divorced faithless Israel and sent her away. But now Judah, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.
  4. Israel treated it all so lightly--she thought nothing of committing adultery by worshiping idols made of wood and stone. So now the land has been greatly defiled.
  5. But in spite of all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry," says the LORD.

Hosea 4:12

  1. They are asking a piece of wood to tell them what to do! They think a stick can tell them the future! Longing after idols has made them foolish. They have played the prostitute, serving other gods and deserting their God.

Ezekiel 20:39

  1. "As for you, O people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: If you insist, go right ahead and worship your idols, but then don't turn around and bring gifts to me. Such desecration of my holy name must stop!

Hosea 11:12

  1. Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
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