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Hosea 4:12-15

12 of my people.
They consult a wooden idol
and are answered by a stick of wood.
A spirit of prostitution leads them astray;
they are unfaithful to their God.

13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops
and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak, poplar and terebinth,
where the shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution
and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

14 “I will not punish your daughters
when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots
and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes—
a people without understanding will come to ruin!

15 “Though you commit adultery, O Israel,
let not Judah become guilty.
“Do not go to Gilgal;
do not go up to Beth Aven.
And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’

Cross References for Hosea 4:12-15

Hebrews 3:10 - That is why I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray... Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 3:10

Judges 18:5 - Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to learn whether our journey will be successful.” Click to read the verse Judges 18:5 Click to read the verse Judges 18:5

Hosea 4:15 - “Though you commit adultery, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. “Do not go to Gilgal; do no... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:15 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:15

Ezekiel 21:21 - For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 21:21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 21:21

Hosea 4:11 - to prostitution, to old wine and new, which take away the understanding Click to read the verse Hosea 4:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:11

Leviticus 20:6 - “‘I will set my face against the person who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute himse... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:6 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:6

Hosea 5:4 - “Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their he... Click to read the verse Hosea 5:4 Click to read the verse Hosea 5:4

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 - The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kin... Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

Numbers 15:39 - You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, t... Click to read the verse Numbers 15:39 Click to read the verse Numbers 15:39

Leviticus 20:5 - I will set my face against that man and his family and will cut off from their people both him ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:5 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:5

Exodus 34:15 - “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute them... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:15 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:15

Leviticus 17:7 - They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute the... Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:7 Click to read the verse Leviticus 17:7

2 Kings 16:15 - King Ahaz then gave these orders to Uriah the priest: “On the large new altar, offer the mornin... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:15 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:15

Hebrews 9:7 - But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without b... Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:7 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:7

Hosea 9:1 - Punishment for Israel Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For ... Click to read the verse Hosea 9:1 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:1

Jeremiah 3:9 - Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adult... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:9

Psalms 73:27 - Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. Click to read the verse Psalms 73:27 Click to read the verse Psalms 73:27

Deuteronomy 31:16 - And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your fathers, and these people will soo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:16

Isaiah 44:20 - He feeds on ashes, a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this t... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:20

Hosea 4:6 - my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also re... Click to read the verse Hosea 4:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:6

Jeremiah 3:1-3 - “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:1-3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 3:1-3

Jeremiah 10:8 - They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 10:8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 10:8

Isaiah 44:18-20 - They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, a... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:18-20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:18-20

Micah 2:11 - If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ he wo... Click to read the verse Micah 2:11 Click to read the verse Micah 2:11

2 Chronicles 21:13 - But you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and you have led Judah and the people o... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:13 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:13

1 John 4:6 - We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not list... Click to read the verse 1 John 4:6 Click to read the verse 1 John 4:6

Jeremiah 2:27 - They say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned thei... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:27

Isaiah 44:14 - He cut down cedars, or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the for... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:14

Hosea 7:4 - They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the knead... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:4 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:4

Habakkuk 2:19 - Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guida... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:19 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:19

Ezekiel 16:1-63 - An Allegory of Unfaithful Jerusalem The word of the Lord came to me: Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:1-63 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:1-63

Ezekiel 23:1-49 - Two Adulterous Sisters The word of the Lord came to me: Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:1-49 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:1-49