Hosea 11:6
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.”Hosea 11:6
What Does Hosea 11:6 Mean?
Hosea 11:6 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 11, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hosea 11:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 13:16“Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.”Hosea 10:6“It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.”Hosea 10:14“Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.”Jeremiah 50:35“A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.”Leviticus 26:31“And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.”Leviticus 26:33“And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.”Deuteronomy 28:52“And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.”Deuteronomy 32:25“The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.”2 Samuel 2:26“Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?”Psalms 80:11“She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.”Psalms 106:39“Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.”Psalms 106:43“Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.”Isaiah 9:14“Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.”Isaiah 18:5“For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.”Isaiah 27:10“Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.”Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:”Jeremiah 5:17“And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.”Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?”Ezekiel 20:47“And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.”Hosea 13:2“And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.”
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