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Hosea 8:5-14

5 Throw out your calf-idol, O Samaria!
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of purity?

6 They are from Israel!
This calf—a craftsman has made it;
it is not God.
It will be broken in pieces,
that calf of Samaria.

7 “They sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no head;
it will produce no flour.
Were it to yield grain,
foreigners would swallow it up.

8 Israel is swallowed up;
now she is among the nations
like a worthless thing.

9 For they have gone up to Assyria
like a wild donkey wandering alone.
Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.

10 Although they have sold themselves among the nations,
I will now gather them together.
They will begin to waste away
under the oppression of the mighty king.

11 “Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings,
these have become altars for sinning.

12 I wrote for them the many things of my law,
but they regarded them as something alien.

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

14 Israel has forgotten his Maker
and built palaces;
Judah has fortified many towns.
But I will send fire upon their cities
that will consume their fortresses.”

Cross References for Hosea 8:5-14

Jeremiah 31:22 - How long will you wander, O unfaithful daughter? The Lord will create a new thing on earth— a w... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:22

Jeremiah 4:14 - O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts? Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:14

Jeremiah 13:27 - your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:27

Proverbs 1:22 - “How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery ... Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:22

Numbers 14:11 - The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they ... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:11 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:11

Hosea 7:1 - whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria reveale... Click to read the verse Hosea 7:1 Click to read the verse Hosea 7:1

Hosea 10:5 - The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over ... Click to read the verse Hosea 10:5 Click to read the verse Hosea 10:5

Acts 7:41 - That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and he... Click to read the verse Acts 7:41 Click to read the verse Acts 7:41

Deuteronomy 32:22 - For a fire has been kindled by my wrath, one that burns to the realm of death below. It will de... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:22 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:22

Isaiah 45:20 - “Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who car... Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 45:20

2 Kings 17:16-18 - They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in t... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:16-18 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:16-18

2 Kings 17:21-23 - When he tore Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat their king. J... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:21-23 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:21-23

Hosea 8:6 - They are from Israel! This calf—a craftsman has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pi... Click to read the verse Hosea 8:6 Click to read the verse Hosea 8:6

Jeremiah 23:26 - How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions o... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:26