Hosea 12
King James Version · 14 verses · 394 cross-references linking it to 223 other chapters
Explore Hosea 12 in the interactive map- 1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.38 cross-references: Hosea 11:12, Ezekiel 17:10, Hosea 8:7, Hosea 5:13, Jeremiah 22:22
- 2The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.26 cross-references: Micah 6:2, Hosea 4:1, Ezekiel 23:11–21, Isaiah 10:6, Ezekiel 23:31–32
- 3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:23 cross-references: Genesis 25:26, James 5:16–18, Genesis 32:24–28, Romans 9:11
- 4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;35 cross-references: Malachi 3:1, Genesis 35:15, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 35:9–10, Acts 7:30–35
- 5Even the Lord God of hosts; the Lord is his memorial.7 cross-references: Exodus 3:15, Isaiah 42:8, Psalms 135:13, Genesis 28:16, Genesis 32:30
- 6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.47 cross-references: Micah 6:8, Hosea 14:1, Micah 7:7, Lamentations 3:25–26, Hosea 6:1–3
- 7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.50 cross-references: Amos 8:5–6, Proverbs 11:1, Micah 6:10–11, James 5:4, 1 Samuel 12:3
- 8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.33 cross-references: Revelation 3:17, Psalms 62:10, Psalms 49:6, Zechariah 11:5, Job 31:24–25
- 9And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.20 cross-references: Leviticus 23:40–43, Nehemiah 8:15–17, Hosea 13:4, 2 Samuel 7:2, Exodus 20:2
- 10I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.34 cross-references: 2 Kings 17:13, Ezekiel 20:49, Isaiah 20:2–5, Jeremiah 7:25, Joel 2:28
- 11Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.30 cross-references: Hosea 6:8, Hosea 4:15, Hosea 8:11, Hosea 9:15, Hosea 10:1
- 12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.18 cross-references: Genesis 31:41, Genesis 29:18–28, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 28:1–22, Deuteronomy 26:5
- 13And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.19 cross-references: Exodus 12:50–51, Acts 3:22–23, Isaiah 63:11–14, Psalms 77:20, Acts 7:35–37
- 14Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.14 cross-references: Ezekiel 18:13, Daniel 11:18, 2 Kings 17:7–18, 2 Samuel 1:16, Ezekiel 24:7–8
Explained connections
- Jacob wrestles with God
Jacob wrestles through the night and is renamed Israel. Hosea recalls that he struggled with the angel and wept, urging Israel to return to God as their ancestor did.
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