Hosea 11:4
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.”Hosea 11:4
What Does Hosea 11:4 Mean?
Hosea 11:4 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 11, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Hosea 11:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 31:3“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”John 12:32“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”Leviticus 26:13“I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.”John 6:44“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”Song of Solomon 1:4“Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.”2 Corinthians 5:14“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:”Jeremiah 31:2“Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”Isaiah 63:9“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.”2 Samuel 7:14“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:”Psalms 78:23“Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,”Hosea 2:8“For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.”Psalms 105:40“The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.”John 6:32“Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.”Exodus 16:32“And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.”Hosea 10:11“And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.”
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