Hosea 7:1 Cross References

Hosea 7:1

1: "I wanted to heal Israel, but its sins were far too great. Samaria is filled with liars, thieves, and bandits!

You curse and lie and kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere, with one murder after another.

"O Israel and Judah, what should I do with you?" asks the LORD. "For your love vanishes like the morning mist and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

"I wish that even today you would find the way of peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from you.

"The only laws you keep are those of evil King Omri; the only example you follow is that of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you."

Oh, that I could go away and forget them and live in a shack in the desert, for they are all adulterous and treacherous.
"My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. And they only go from bad to worse! They care nothing for me," says the LORD.
"Beware of your neighbor! Beware of your brother! They all take advantage of one another and spread their slanderous lies.
They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to come to me," says the LORD.

"Hear this, you priests and all of Israel's leaders! Listen, all you men of the royal family! These words of judgment are for you: You are doomed! For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.

Destruction is certain for the city of Samaria--the pride and joy of the drunkards of Israel! It sits in a rich valley, but its glorious beauty will suddenly disappear. Destruction is certain for that city--the pride of a people brought low by wine.

They go about their evil deeds with both hands. How skilled they are at using them! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with money and influence pay them off, and together they scheme to twist justice.
Even the best of them is like a brier; the straightest is more crooked than a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here.
Don't trust anyone--not your best friend or even your wife!
For the son despises his father. The daughter defies her mother. The daughter-in-law defies her mother-in-law. Your enemies will be right in your own household.
As for me, I look to the LORD for his help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.

For our sins are piled up before God and testify against us. Yes, we know what sinners we are.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me.

"How terrible it will be for my people who have deserted me! Let them die, for they have rebelled against me. I wanted to redeem them, but they have only spoken lies about me.

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.

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.

We would have helped her if we could, but nothing can save her now. Let her go; abandon her. Return now to your own land, for her judgment will be so great it cannot be measured.

Gilead is a city of sinners, tracked with footprints of blood.
Its citizens are bands of robbers, lying in ambush for their victims. Gangs of priests murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.
Yes, I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: My people have defiled themselves by chasing after other gods!

"O Samaria, I reject this calf--this idol you have made. My fury burns against you. How long will you be incapable of innocence?

Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They multiply lies and violence; they make alliances with Assyria and cut deals with the Egyptians.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me.

Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves to many lovers.

"Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters in the north. Your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters in the south.

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

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