Hosea 13:16
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“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 13:16
What Does Hosea 13:16 Mean?
Hosea 13:16 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 13, verse 16 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 13:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 8:12“And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.”Psalms 137:9“Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.”2 Kings 15:16“Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.”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.”2 Kings 17:6“In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”Psalms 137:8“O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.”Isaiah 13:16“Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.”Hosea 11:6“And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.”Amos 1:13“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:”Luke 23:29“For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.”Nahum 3:10“Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.”2 Kings 17:5“Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.”Isaiah 13:18“Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.”Jeremiah 7:15“And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.”Micah 6:13“Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.”Matthew 24:19“And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!”Deuteronomy 28:50“A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:”2 Kings 17:18“Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.”2 Kings 18:10“And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.”2 Kings 19:9“And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,”
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