Hosea 4:4

Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 4

“Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.”Hosea 4:4

What Does Hosea 4:4 Mean?

Hosea 4:4 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 4, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (9)

These passages are connected to Hosea 4:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 17:12“And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.”Amos 5:13“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”Ezekiel 3:26“And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.”Hosea 4:17“Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.”Jeremiah 18:18“Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”Malachi 2:12“The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.”Matthew 7:3“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”Amos 6:10“And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.”Psalms 95:11“Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.”

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