Hosea 2:4
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.”Hosea 2:4
What Does Hosea 2:4 Mean?
Hosea 2:4 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 2, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Hosea 2:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hosea 1:2“The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.”Jeremiah 13:14“And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.”Jeremiah 16:5“For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.”Ezekiel 8:18“Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.”Ezekiel 9:10“And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.”Ezekiel 23:25“And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.”Hosea 1:6“And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.”Hosea 5:7“They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.”James 2:13“For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.”2 Kings 9:22“And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?”Isaiah 27:11“When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.”Isaiah 57:3“But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.”Zechariah 1:12“Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?”John 8:41“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.”Romans 9:18“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”Romans 11:22“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.”
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